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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5308-5309, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5308-5309.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Fatal Case of Listeria innocua Bacteremia

Monique Perrin,1* Michel Bemer,2 and Catherine Delamare1

Laboratoire de Microbiologie,1 Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Bel-Air, 57126 Thionville, France2

Received 16 June 2003/ Returned for modification 4 August 2003/ Accepted 20 August 2003

Listeria innocua is widespread in the environment and in food. This species has to date never been described in association with human disease. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by L. innocua in a 62-year-old patient.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Bel-Air, 1-3, rue du Friscaty, 57126 Thionville Cedex, France. Phone: (33) 03 82 55 81 99. Fax: (33) 03 82 55 82 01. E-mail: domope{at}free.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5308-5309, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5308-5309.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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