Coinfection of Sphingomonas paucimobilis meningitis and Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient
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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent adult patient.
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عنوان ژورنال: Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2384-0293
DOI: 10.12701/yujm.2021.01074