Listeria sepsis and meningitis: A complication of renal transplantation
O. A. Isiadinso
Listeria infections is an important cause of sepsis and meningitis in renal
transplant patients. Prompt recognition and aggressive therapy are required
to control this life-threatening infection. In 1972, one case of
listeriosis occurred in a renal transplant recipient in our center; 1974,
six more cases were detected within a period of nine months. All seven
patients had Listeria sepsis, and three of the seven patients had both
sepsis and meningitis. Antibiotic treatment resulted in remarkable
improvement in the clinical state of all the patients in this study. Two
patients later died of other unrelated causes.