Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes: Case Report and Review of the literature

Although Listeria monocytogenes has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tract, it is an infrequent cause of bacterial peritonitis. Since 1963 only 23 cases of peritonitis caused by listeria have been reported. This report describes another case in a patient with cirrhosis and chronic renal failu...

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Main Author: Joe S Dylewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1996-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/853472