Signs Listeriosis | Identify Clinical Settings

Are you evaluating a patient with an unexplained infection or febrile illness?

Yes

Age of patient (enter 0 if an infant)

years

Age

weeks

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Is the patient immunosuppressed?

Yes

Is/Does the patient?

• septic?

Yes

• have meningitis?

Yes

• have a parenchymal brain infection?

Yes

• have a subcortical brain abscess?

Yes

Is the patient pregnant?

Yes

Does the patient have 'diphtheroids' on Gram stain or culture from a normally sterile site?

Yes

Is the patient part of a foodborne outbreak of a febrile gastroenteritis with a negative workup for routine pathogens?

Yes

When to Consider Listeriosis