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14.11.2018 | Case Report
Vaccine strain Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia occurring 31 months after immunization
verfasst von:
Elias Fares, Cindy B. McCloskey, Andres Gutierrez, Michael Princiotta, Linda J. Salinas, Douglas A. Drevets
Erschienen in:
Infection
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Abstract
Background
Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne, facultative intracellular bacterium that causes severe diseases such as sepsis and meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised hosts. Because it stimulates robust T-lymphocyte-mediated responses, attenuated L. monocytogenes are candidate vaccine vectors for tumor immunotherapy.
Case
We report a case of bacteremia caused by vaccine strain L. monocytogenes (Axalimogene filolisbac) occurring 31 months after immunization against human papilloma virus (HPV) associated cervical cancer.
Conclusion
Receipt of a L. monocytogenes-based vaccine is a novel risk factor for delayed L. monocytogenes bacteremia.