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Table 1 Listeriosis in Portugal: 1994–2003

From: Listeriosis in Portugal: an existing but under reported infection

Date of isolation

Age†/Sex*†

Predisposing factors†

Clinical manifestations†

Isolated from†‡

Clinical outcome†

November 1994

New-born/M

Age

DNR

Liver

Fatal

1996

DNR/M

HIV

Fever

Blood and CSF

DNR

July 1997

DNR

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

September 1997

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

October 1997

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

1998

54/M

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

April 1998

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

January 1999

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

July 1999

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

September 1999

DNR

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

October 1999

New-born/F

Age

DNR

Lung

Fatal

2000

48/M

DNR

Fever and headache Stiff neck

CSF

DNR

2000

25/F

Pregnancy

Flu syndrome 15 days before birth

Vaginal culture

Birth at 36 weeks of pregnancy

2000

New-born/DNR

Age

Hypotonia, breath difficulties, sepsis at birth.

Apgar score 5 (1 min) – 7 (5 min)

Blood

Favourable without sequelae

March 2000

DNR

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

April 2000

DNR

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

June 2000

DNR

DNR

DNR

CSF

DNR

October 2000

DNR

DNR

DNR

Blood

DNR

May 2001

41/M

Cirrhosis

DNR

Blood

Fatal

October 2001

85/M

Age

DNR

Blood

Fatal

February 2002

DNR/M

DNR

Meningitis

CSF

DNR

March 2002

55/M

Haematological illness.

DNR

Blood

Favourable

2003

75/F

Chronic renal failure

DNR

Blood

Favourable

2003

New-born/DNR

Age

DNR

Blood

Favourable

2003

DNR/F

DNR

DNR

Vaginal culture

DNR

2003

DNR/F

DNR

DNR

Vaginal culture

DNR

January 2003

69/M

Age

DNR

Blood

Favourable

February 2003

74/F

Age

Meningitis

CSF

Favourable

February 2003

31/F

Pregnancy

DNR

Placenta

Favourable

April 2003

New-born/DNR

Age

DNR

Blood

Favourable without sequelae

April 2003

67/M

Corticosteroid therapy.

Nephritic syndrome

Meningitis

Blood, CSF and ascitic fluid

Fatal (Septic shock)

May 2003

25/M

DNR

Meningitis

CSF

DNR

July 2003

85/F

Age

DNR

CSF

DNR

October 2003

50/M

Alcoholism

DNR

Blood/CSF

Fatal

November 2003

48/M

DNR

DNR

CSF

With internment return but without sequelae

  1. †DNR, Data not recorded.
  2. *F, Female; M, Male.
  3. ‡CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.