Bacteriemia por listeria en pacientes de un instituto oncológico peruano, 2005-2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15534191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis E Cuellar (0000-0001-7127-7566, Federico Villarreal National University, corresponding author), Alfredo Chiappe-Gonzalez (0000-0003-0687-3112, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo), Juan Luis de la Vallina Velarde (0000-0003-2992-2765, Federico Villarreal National University), Alexis Holguin (0000-0002-0633-8489, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas), Diana Portillo-Álvarez (0000-0002-7359-153X, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas), William Vicente Taboada (0000-0002-1366-3271, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 108-12 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.5488 |
| PMID | 34190901 |
| OpenAlex | W3137314236 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 1 |
Listeriosis infection is a severe disease, with high morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised patient, especially with disseminated and fatal presentations in cancer patients. A descriptive study was developed to describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics in oncologic patients with listeriosis in the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas between the years 2005-2015. A total of 29 patients were included; 23 (79.3%) of the listeriosis cases showed up in patients with hematological neoplasia, of which 52.1% was acute lymphatic leukemia and 39.1% non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The 72.4% of the isolated species correspond to Listeria monocytogenes. Twenty-seven (93.1%) patients met sepsis criteria and twenty-four (82.7%) had neurologic affection. Bacteremia was the most common presentation, followed by meningoencephalitis (20.6%). Global mortality was 75.8%. In conclusion in cancer patients, listeriosis implies high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the suspicion of this entity is mandatory in onco-hematologic patients with sepsis and acute neurologic symptoms
Bacteria · Biology · Gynecology · Listeria · Listeria monocytogenes · Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |