Intracellular pathogenesis of listeriosis
FS Southwick, DL Purich - New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
FS Southwick, DL Purich
New England Journal of Medicine, 1996•Mass Medical SocL isteria monocytogenes, an aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-positive bacillus, can
be readily isolated from soil, dust, fertilizer, sewage, stream water, plants, and even
processed foods stored at 4° C. The organism is also present in the intestinal tract of
numerous mammals, birds, fish, and crustaceans. Recent epidemiologic studies provide
strong evidence that both sporadic and common-source outbreaks of listeriosis are
foodborne. 1, 2 Despite the pervasiveness of L. monocytogenes in the environment, the …
be readily isolated from soil, dust, fertilizer, sewage, stream water, plants, and even
processed foods stored at 4° C. The organism is also present in the intestinal tract of
numerous mammals, birds, fish, and crustaceans. Recent epidemiologic studies provide
strong evidence that both sporadic and common-source outbreaks of listeriosis are
foodborne. 1, 2 Despite the pervasiveness of L. monocytogenes in the environment, the …
Listeria monocytogenes, an aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-positive bacillus, can be readily isolated from soil, dust, fertilizer, sewage, stream water, plants, and even processed foods stored at 4°C. The organism is also present in the intestinal tract of numerous mammals, birds, fish, and crustaceans. Recent epidemiologic studies provide strong evidence that both sporadic and common-source outbreaks of listeriosis are foodborne.1,2
Despite the pervasiveness of L. monocytogenes in the environment, the annual incidence of listeriosis is only 0.7 case per 100,000. However, the annual rate of infection is 3 times higher among persons over the age of 70 years . . .
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