Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent 18-year old patient as a possible diagnostic and therapeutical problem

Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent 18-year old patient as a possible diagnostic and therapeutical problem

Introduction. Listeria monocytogenes is the third most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis in adults. It commonly affects persons with defective cell-mediated immunity or advanced age, and only a few patients with no underlying predisposition have been reported. Case report. We presented an p...

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Main Authors: Vrbić Miodrag, Dinić Marina, Jovanović Maja, Ranković Aleksandar, Popović-Dragonjić Lidija, Đorđević-Spasić Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2013-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
meningitis
Listeria monocytogenes
diagnosis
therapeutics
anti-bacterial agents
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2013/0042-84501310976V.pdf

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