LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES INFECTION IN A PATIENT TREATED WITH METHOTREXATE FOR RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

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MCCAMBRIDGE, MM [1 ]
VOGELGESANG, SA [1 ]
OCKENHOUSE, CF [1 ]
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[1] WALTER REED ARMY MED CTR,DEPT MED,RHEUMATOL SERV,WASHINGTON,DC 20307
关键词
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHOTREXATE;
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who developed bacteremia from Listeria monocytogenes after treatment with low dose oral pulse methotrexate. We discuss possible immunologic mechanisms for susceptibility to Listeria infections. As the elderly population increases with more frequent use of immunosuppressive medications, clinical suspicion must be maintained to correctly diagnose and treat infections such as Listeria.
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页码:786 / 787
页数:2
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