%0 Journal Article
%T Report and Management of a Rare Case of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Child in Cameroon
%A Tchuinte Pierrette Landrie Simo
%A Magne Larissa Tagne
%A Jean Taguebue
%A William Mbanzouen
%A Marcelle Abanda
%A Esther Sokeng
%A Harley Ndamukong
%A Laurence Noubissi-Jouegouo
%A Jean Romain Mbe
%A Flaubert Tassadjo
%A Manuella Ango
%A Cedric Thierry Roland Fouda
%A Urbaine Ngon
%A Ariane Nzouankeu
%A Minone Rosanne Ngome
%J Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
%P 225-229
%@ 2165-3380
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmm.2024.144017
%X Bacterial meningitis, due to <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, is an invasive central nervous infection, commonly reported in high-risk subjects such as pregnant women, infants, the elderly and immunocompromised patients. However, in health immunocompetent individuals, bacterial meningitis by this pathogen is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of meningitis due to <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old male child in Cameroon. The child was successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and recovered without any neurological sequelae. Monitoring, set-up of prompt diagnosis as well as the administration of an adequate antibiotic treatment is essential to both prevent emergence of new case and achieve the best treatment outcome.
%K <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>
%K Meningitis
%K Immunocompetent
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=138059