Listeria Endophthalmitis Cured With Linezolid in an Immunocompetent Farmer Woman: Hazard of a Sweep of a Cow's Tail

Romain Lécuyer; David Boutoille; Lydie Khatchatourian; Jean-Baptiste Ducloyer; Sophie Gibaud; François Raffi; Benjamin Gaborit

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz459

Listeria Endophthalmitis Cured With Linezolid in an Immunocompetent Farmer Woman: Hazard of a Sweep of a Cow's Tail

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 23;6(11):ofz459. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz459. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Authors

Romain Lécuyer^{1

2}, David Boutoille^{1

2}, Lydie Khatchatourian¹, Jean-Baptiste Ducloyer³, Sophie Gibaud⁴, François Raffi¹, Benjamin Gaborit^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, Hotel-Dieu Hospital and INSERM Clinical Investigation Center, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.
² Equipe d'Accueil 3826 Thérapeutiques Cliniques et Expérimentales des Infections, University of Nantes, Nantes, France.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.
⁴ Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.

Abstract

We report the first case of an unexpected exogenous Listeria monocytogenes endophthalmitis in a previously healthy woman after a cow's tail's sweep, successfully treated with surgery and linezolid. It is the first case carried out with linezolid to treat Listeria endophthalmitis. Therefore, it may challenge the requirement for intravenous antibiotics for long-term treatment.

Keywords: Listeria; cow; endophthalmitis; immunocompetent; linezolid.

Publication types

Case Reports