Culture-negative listeriosis of the central nervous system diagnosed by detection of antibodies to listeriolysin O

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-178

  Gholizadeh, Y ^a   Juvin, M ^a   Beretti, J L ^a   Berche, P ^a   Gaillard, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; LISTERIOLYSIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCYTOPENIA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030907375     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709483     Document Type: Article

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