Community-Acquired Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in Adults
Authors:
- Matthijs C. BrouwerMBMatthijs C. Brouwer
- D. V. D. BeekDBD. V. D. Beek
- J. D. GansJGJ. D. Gans
Open Access
- 15 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 43 (10) , 1233-1238
Abstract
Background. Listeria monocytogenes is the third most common cause of bacterial meningitis.Methods. We prospectively evaluated 30 episodes of communitKeywords
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