Listeria meningitis
MONDO:0006836Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Listeria meningitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Inflammation of the meninges caused by listeria monocytogenes infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with immunologic deficiency syndromes. Clinical manifestations include fever, altered mentation, headache, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and seizures. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006836), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Listeria meningitis
- Also called
- Listeria monocytogenes caused infectious meningitisListeria monocytogenes infectious meningitis