Increased prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in the faeces of patients receiving long-term H2-antagonists.
BACKGROUND: Human listeriosis is an uncommon infection caused by the Gram-positive organism Listeria monocytogenes. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of therapeutic gastric acid suppression on faecal isolation of L. monocytogenes and the incidence of human listeriosis. METHODS: Five stool speci...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1996
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