Table 1 Listeria meningitis in healthy and immunocompetent children
| Author, year of publication, nation, reference | Patient, age (y/m), sex (M/F) | Specific antibiotic treatment for Listeria | Duration of antibiotic treatment for Listeria | Complications | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneeberger et al., 1996, The Netherlands [14] | 30 m, F |
Amoxicillin tobramycin |
14 days 4 days | None | Discharge |
| Economou et al., 2000, Greece, [4] |
14 m, M 3 y, F |
Ampicillin-gentamicin NA |
4 weeks NA |
None Seizures |
Discharge Death |
| Hitomi et al., 2004, Japan, [5] | 2 y, M | Ampicillin-gentamicin, PB, TMP | 20 days | None | Discharge |
| Ulloa-Gutierrez at al., 2004, Costa Rica, [3] |
10 y, F 3 y, M 6 y, M |
Meropenem, amikacin, rifampin Ampicillin-gentamicin Ampicillin-gentamicin |
22, 10, 14 days NA NA |
Seizures; Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus |
Discharge Death Death |
| Dilber et al., 2009, Turkey, [6] |
7 y, M 18 m, M |
Ampicillin-amikacin Meropenem, vancomycin, ampicillin |
21–14 days 21, 21, 14 days |
None SIADH; abducens palsy |
Discharge Discharge |
| Lee et al., 2010, Korea, [2] | 7 y, F | Ampicillin was added to the previous treatment | NA | Hydrocephalus | Discharge |
| Peer et al., 2010, India, [7] | 20 m, F | Ampicillin, amikacin | 21 days | Seizures; bilateral rectus palsy | Discharge: 5 months later partial left lateral rectus palsy |
| Ben Shimol et al., 2011, Israel, [8] | 6 y, F | Ampicillin, gentamicin |
4 weeks ampicillin 12 days gentamicin | Hydrocephalus | Discharge |
| Lobotkovà et al., 2014, Slovakia, [9] | 2 y, M | Ampicillin | 6 weeks | None | Discharge |
| Gee et al., 2015, USA, [10] | 2 y, M | NA | NA | Increased ICP, bradyarrhythmia and hypotension | Discharge (mild speech delay) |
| Papandreu et al., 2016, UK, [11] | 3 y, F |
Ampicillin Amikacin Ampicillin Vancomycin Ceftriaxone |
27 days 20 days 3 weeks | AIDP | Discharge |
| Polat et al., 2016, Turkey, [12] | 7 m, F | Ampicillin, gentamicin, subsequently replaced with TMP |
26 days ampicillin 21 days TMP | None | Discharge |
| Ohnishi et al., 2017, Japan, [13] | 20 m, F |
Ampicillin Gentamicin |
26 days 21 days | None | Discharge |
| Villa et al., 2017, Italy, [1] | 7 y, M |
Ampicillin Gentamicin |
20 days 15 days | Left abducens nerve palsy | Discharge: persistence of left abducens palsy 3 weeks later |
| Shimbo et al., 2018, Japan, [15] |
10 y, F 6 y, M |
Ampicillin Ampicillin |
Not reported Not reported |
MERS TCM, left abducens nerve palsy |
Discharge Discharge |
| Xu et al., 2018, China, [16] | 2 y, M |
Ampicillin Vancomycin | Not reported | MERS | Discharge |