Details of Disease

General Information of Disease (ID: DISFUBH8)

• Disease Name: Listeria meningitis
• Synonyms: Listeria cerebritis; Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides; Listeria meningoencephalitis; Listeria monocytogenes meningitis; Meningitides, Listeria; Listeria Meningoencephalitides; cerebritis, Listeria; Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes; Meningoencephalitides, Listeria; Listeria Meningitides; meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes; meningoencephalitis, Listeria; Listeria Cerebritides; Cerebritides, Listeria; Listeria meningitis; Listeria monocytogenes caused infectious meningitis; Listeria monocytogenes infectious meningitis
• Definition: 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)
• Disease Hierarchy:
  DISQ4DO4: Infectious meningitis
  DISRP9SL: Bacterial meningitis
  DISKMQBM: Listeriosis
  DISFUBH8: Listeria meningitis
• Disease Identifiers:
  MONDO ID: MONDO_0006836
  MESH ID: D008584
  UMLS CUI: C0025293
  MedGen ID: 7536
  SNOMED CT ID: 31568009

Drug-Interaction Atlas (DIA) of This Disease

This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 1 Clinical Trial Drug(s)

Drug Name	Drug ID	Highest Status	Drug Type	REF
Benzylpenicillin	DMS9503	Phase 3	Small molecular drug	[1]

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

References

• [1] Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management. Intern Med J. 2018 Nov;48(11):1294-1307.