Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
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Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe
Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment, and case reporting can clarify medical and epidemiologic aspects of listeriosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000351858