Case Report
Listeria monocytogenes Infection in Hairy Cell Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 2
Listeria monocytogenes infections in 6 patients with hairy cell leukemia1.
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1Age at diagnosis of L. monocytogenes infection; ns = not stated; 2possible sources of infection were reported as soft cheese and meat/poultry cold cuts in patient number 2 and horses and silage in the present case; 3predominant antibiotic therapy during acute infection. In patient number 2, infection progressed on initial ciprofloxacin therapy. Before L. monocytogenes was identified in cultures, some patients received other antibiotics that were subsequently discontinued, as appropriate. Some patients received protracted antibiotic therapy after resolution of the acute phase of infection. Each of these six men survived his respective infection. |