Three-year multicenter surveillance of community-acquired listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults
Authors:
- Rosario Amaya-VillarRARosario Amaya-Villar
- Emilio García-CabreraEGEmilio García-Cabrera
- Elena Sulleiro-IgualESElena Sulleiro-Igual
- Pedro Fernández-ViladrichPFPedro Fernández-Viladrich
- Dionisi Fontanals-AymerichDFDionisi Fontanals-Aymerich
- Pilar Catalán-AlonsoPCPilar Catalán-Alonso
- Carlos Rodrigo-Gonzalo de LiriaCLCarlos Rodrigo-Gonzalo de Liria
- Ana Coloma-CondeACAna Coloma-Conde
- Fabio Grill-DíazFGFabio Grill-Díaz
- Antonio Guerrero-EspejoAGAntonio Guerrero-Espejo
- Jerónimo PachónJPJerónimo Pachón
- Guillén Prats-PastorGPGuillén Prats-Pastor
Open Access
- 11 November 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (1) , 324
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is the third most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis. The aim of this study is to know the incidence and risk factors associated with development of acute community-acquired Lm meningitis in adult patients and to evaluate the clinical features, management, and outcome in this prospective case series.Keywords
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