Listeriosis: Is it a Rare Disease in Thailand?
Lawtongkum, W.; Thisyakorn, U.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 99(2): 245-247
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 27249907 Document Number: 16644
The prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes infection has been characterized as rare in Thailand. Within one month, 3 cases of listeriosis were seen at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket, Thailand. Two cases were neonates with septicemia, of which one made an uneventful recovery and the other expired. The third case was an eleven-year-old boy with meningitis who also succumbed to his illness. All isolated L. monocytogenes were sensitive to ampicillin. An outbreak investigation revealed no L. monocytogenes contamination in tested food sources in Phuket.
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