Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Research
Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries
Véronique Goulet*
, Craig Hedberg*†, Alban Le Monnier‡, and Henriette de Valk*
, Craig Hedberg*†, Alban Le Monnier‡, and Henriette de Valk*
Table 4
Distribution of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated in 2006 from human case-patients, by serovar and clinical forms
| Characteristic | No. (%) 1/2a | No. (%) 1/2b | No. (%) 1/2c | No. (%) 4b | No. (%) other | Total no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not maternal/neonatal | 76 (31) | 43 (18) | 11 (4) | 115 (47) | 1 (<1) | 246 |
| Central nervous system infection | 13 (24) | 9 (16) | 2 (4) | 30 (54) | 1 (2) | 55 |
| Bacteremia | 54 (31) | 31 (18) | 9 (5) | 81 (46) | 0 (0) | 175 |
| Focal infections | 9 (56) | 3 (19) | 0 (0) | 4 (25) | 0 (0) | 16 |
| Maternal/neonatal |
4 (12) |
6 (18) |
0 (0) |
24 (70) |
0 (0) |
34 |
| Total | 80 (29) | 49 (17) | 11 (4) | 139 (50) | 1 (<1) | 280 |
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