Vision loss following intraocular listeriosis associated with contaminated cantaloupe

Mam Ibraheem, Sushma Vance, Kelly A. Jackson, Paul Ettestad, Chad Smelser, Benjamin Silk

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Abstract

Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment, and case reporting can clarify medical and epidemiologic aspects of listeriosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-11
Number of pages5
JournalCase Reports in Ophthalmology
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • Cucumis melo
  • Disease outbreaks
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Eye infections
  • Listeria monocytogenes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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