listeriosis
Findings
No curated finding names listeriosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes. It occurs in newborns, elderly, and immunocompromised patients. The bacteria are transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food. Clinical manifestations include fever, muscle pain, respiratory distress, nausea, diarrhea, neck stiffness, irritability, seizures, and lethargy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005828), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
- Onset and course
- Miscarriage
HPO, annotations 2026-09-02
Features
67 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal cellular immune system morphologyHPOHP:0010987
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- BacteremiaHPOHP:0031864
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ChillsHPOHP:0025143
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HypoglycorrhachiaHPO
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- Unusual CNS infectionHPOHP:0011450
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- VomitingHPOHP:0002013
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abdominal painHPOHP:0002027
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal anterior fontanelle morphologyHPOHP:0000236
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormality of movementHPOHP:0100022
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- AbscessHPOHP:0025615
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: listeriosis
- Also called
- infection by Listeria monocytogenesListeria infectionListeria monocytogenes caused disease or disorderListeria monocytogenes disease or disorderListeria monocytogenes infectious disease