Glossary of Medical and Health Terms

Listeriosis

Listeriosis is a bacterial infection caused by a gram-positive, motile bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis is relatively rare and occurs primarily in newborn infants, elderly patients, and patients who are immunocompromised.

In veterinary medicine, however, listeriosis can be a quite common condition in some farm outbreaks. It can also be found in wild animals.

Incidence is 4.4 cases per million population. Pregnant women account for 30% of all cases. Of all nonperinatal infections, 70% occur in immunocompromised patients.

Associated ICD-10 code: A32.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis

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