Abstract
Bacterial meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes appear less frequently than other ones but they still have been part of live threatening diseases above all in newborns, infants, pregnant women and immunocompromized individuals. Alimentary transmission is the most frequent way of disorders´ acquisition, perinatal transmission or carrying over from a mother are less frequently reported.
The onset of meningitis or encephalitis might be a far more insidious in comparison to other bacterial pathogens as well as certain distinctions concerning the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings ? especially the CSF neutrophilic ? monocytic pleocytosis.