A Case of Adult Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis: Is Alcoholism a Risk Factor?

Listeria monocytogenes is the third common cause of bacterial meningitis. It is an important cause of life-threatening infections in immunocompromised population. A 52-year-old immunocompetent man with chronic alcohol consumption was admitted to the emergency department with fever and confusion. In...

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Main Authors: Hayati DEMİRASLAN, Burak Ekrem ÇİTİL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2013-12-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2013-18-04-193-195.pdf