Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis in Immunocompetent Patient-Clinical Course and Outcome
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Listeria meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent person.
Listeria monocytogenes is a small, aerobic or facultative anaerobic, non-sporulating gram positive bacillus that can be isolated from soil, vegetation or animal reservoirs. There are six species of Listeria, and only L. monocytogenes is pathogenic for humans. Human disease occurs mainly in immunocompromised people, neonates and in pregnancy, while the cases in immunocompetent people are rare. C...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2386-5180
DOI: 10.21767/2386-5180.1000191