Pleural Listeriosis: A Rare Entity

Pleural Listeriosis: A Rare Entity

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive bacillus responsible for listeriosis. This infection manifests mainly as bacteremia and / or central nervous system (CNS) infection. Involvement of other sites is rare. Pleural listeriosis is an uncommon presentation of L. monocytogenes infection and there i...

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Main Authors: Maria Inês Silva, Isabel Ferreira, Teresa Brandão, Paulo Telles de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-04-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
listeria monocytogenes
pleural listeriosis
immunosuppression
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1491

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