Cutaneous listeriosis

Definition

This is a bacterial infection caused by a Gram-positive, motile bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis occurs primarily in newborn infants, elderly patients, and patients who are immunocompromised.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Listeriosis

• 1C1A.1Listerial meningitis or meningoencephalitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified