A218 LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES MENINGITIS IN A NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENT WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A CASE REPORT

摘要

Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) is a frequently utilized therapy in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Opportunistic infections are a known but an infrequently encountered complication. ) is an aerobic gram-positive intracellular bacillus. Clinical presentation of infection is host dependent, ranging from self-limited illnesses in immunocompetent individuals to life-threatening sepsis and meningitis in the immunocompromised. TNF plays a crucial role in host’s defense against . Although published in adults, few case reports have documented invasive in children receiving infliximab (IFX), an anti-TNF agent used in IBD therapy.