Table 1: Clinical and laboratory features of three listeriosis cases followed at a teaching and research hospital.

Demographic data Case (Age/Gender)	Case 1 (74/F)	Case 2 ( 66/F)	Case 3 (77/F)
Underlying diseases (Pre-Medications)	Diabetes mellitus Decompensated heart failure Chronic obstructive lung disease	Diabetes mellitus Decompensated heart failure Rheumatoid arthritis (Corticosteroid therapy)	Diabetes mellitus Idiopatic trombocytic purpura (Corticosteroid therapy)
Consciousness	Blurred conscious	Unconscious	Unconscious
Clinical syndromes	Sepsis Acute renal failure Hepatitis	Sepsis Cardiac rhythm disorder Pneumonia	Sepsis ARDS DIC Hepatitis Brain abscess
Laboratory data	WBC 8200/mm^3 Hb 11.8/mm^3 PLT 225000/mm^3 Bun 324 mg/dL Creatinin 2.8 mg/dL INR 1.7 CK 2500 U/L ALT 439 U/L AST 267 U/L T. Bilirubin 3.1 mg/dL	WBC 2700/mm^3 Hb 6.2/mm^3 PLT 45000/mm^3 Bun 57 mg/dL Creatinin 1.4 mg/dL INR 1.1 CK 699 U/L ALT 16 U/L AST 35 U/L	WBC 36100/mm^3 Hb 10.8/mm^3 PLT 36000/mm^3 Bun 35 mg/dl Creatinin 1.2 mg/dL D-Dimer 6337 µgFEU CK 122 U/L ALT1435 U/L AST 520 U/L T. Bilirubin 2.3 mg/dL PCO2 22.3 mmHg PO2 52.6 mmHg
Outcome	Exitus (First day)	Exitus (Third day)	Recovery