Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe

Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe

Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagn...

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Main Authors: Mam Ibraheem, Sushma Vance, Kelly A. Jackson, Paul Ettestad, Chad Smelser, Benjamin Silk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Disease outbreaks
Listeria monocytogenes
Endophthalmitis
Eye infections
Cucumis melo
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351858
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spelling doaj-46945646fa7640919559e1850a965f6b2020-11-24T20:42:01ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992013-06-014271110.1159/000351858351858Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated CantaloupeMam IbraheemSushma VanceKelly A. JacksonPaul EttestadChad SmelserBenjamin SilkIntraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment, and case reporting can clarify medical and epidemiologic aspects of listeriosis.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351858Disease outbreaksListeria monocytogenesEndophthalmitisEye infectionsCucumis melo
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author Mam Ibraheem
Sushma Vance
Kelly A. Jackson
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Chad Smelser
Benjamin Silk
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Sushma Vance
Kelly A. Jackson
Paul Ettestad
Chad Smelser
Benjamin Silk
Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Disease outbreaks
Listeria monocytogenes
Endophthalmitis
Eye infections
Cucumis melo
author_facet Mam Ibraheem
Sushma Vance
Kelly A. Jackson
Paul Ettestad
Chad Smelser
Benjamin Silk
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title Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
title_short Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
title_full Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
title_fullStr Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
title_full_unstemmed Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
title_sort vision loss following intraocular listeriosis associated with contaminated cantaloupe
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Ophthalmology
issn 1663-2699
publishDate 2013-06-01
description Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment, and case reporting can clarify medical and epidemiologic aspects of listeriosis.
topic Disease outbreaks
Listeria monocytogenes
Endophthalmitis
Eye infections
Cucumis melo
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351858
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