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Nonetheless, in Spain, there are few data on the molecular epidemiology of <jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> infections in recent years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To describe clinical features and the molecular epidemiology of human listeriosis over an 11-year period (2010\u20132020) in Gipuzkoa, Northern Spain.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 111 isolates, all but one from invasive disease, were studied. Serotyping (agglutination and multiplex polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) and multilocus sequence typing were performed for all isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility was assessed by the broth microdilution method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The average annual incidence of listeriosis in non-pregnancy-associated cases was 1.55 per 100,000 population, with a 1-month mortality rate of 22.2%. In pregnant women, the average incidence was 0.45 cases per 1,000 pregnancies. Twenty-four sequence types were identified, serotype 4b ST1 (24.3%) being the most frequent followed by 1\/2b ST87 (18.9%), which caused two long outbreaks in 2013\u20132014. A significant association was observed between ST219 and meningitis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). All isolates were susceptible to ampicillin as well as other antibiotics used in listeriosis treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite current control measures, listeriosis continues to be an important cause of mortality in the elderly, preterm birth, and miscarriages in pregnant women. 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