Biomaterial Database

Cheese-borne listeria meningitis in immunocompetent patient. 1989

B S Azadian, and G T Finnerty, and A D Pearson

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007121	Immunocompetence	The ability of lymphoid cells to mount a humoral or cellular immune response when challenged by antigen.	Competence, Immunologic,Immunologic Competence,Immunological Competence,Competence, Immunological
D008584	Meningitis, Listeria	Inflammation of the meninges caused by LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, altered mentation, HEADACHE, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and SEIZURES. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36)	Meningoencephalitis, Listeria,Listeria Cerebritis,Listeria Meningoencephalitis,Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis,Cerebritides, Listeria,Cerebritis, Listeria,Listeria Cerebritides,Listeria Meningitides,Listeria Meningitis,Listeria Meningoencephalitides,Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides,Meningitides, Listeria,Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes,Meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes,Meningoencephalitides, Listeria
D002611	Cheese	A nutritious food consisting primarily of the curd or the semisolid substance formed when milk coagulates.	Cheeses
D005260	Female		Females
D005516	Food Microbiology	The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food and food products. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms: the presence of various non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi in cheeses and wines, for example, is included in this concept.	Microbiology, Food
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults