Cutaneous Listeriosis
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Cutaneous listeriosis.
Cutaneous infections due to Listeria monocytogenes are rare. Typically, infections manifest as nonpainful, nonpruritic, self-limited, localized, papulopustular or vesiculopustular eruptions in healthy persons. Most cases follow direct inoculation of the skin in veterinarians or farmers who have exposure to animal products of conception. Less commonly, skin lesions may arise from hematogenous di...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01974-13