Case report of Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in general hospital "Dr Radivoj Simonovic" Sombor | Zendy

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Case report of Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in general hospital "Dr Radivoj Simonovic" Sombor

Author(s) -

S. Delic,

Snežana Brkić,

Aleksandar Delic,

Ivana Ćirković

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

medicinski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1820-7383

pISSN - 0025-8105

DOI - 10.2298/mpns1412407c

Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , medicine , meningoencephalitis , gentamicin , ampicillin , meropenem , listeria , vancomycin , antimicrobial , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , antibiotic resistance , biology , genetics

Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most common causes of bacterial central nervous system infections in adults. It often affects immunicompromised and elderly patients. Even with appropriate antimicrobial treatment, mortality due to Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis is among the highest of all causes of bacterial central nervous system infections.

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