Rhomboencephalitis caused by listeria monocytogenes infection. Report of three cases;Romboencefalitis: Una forma de infección por Listeria monocytogenes en el sistema nervioso central

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 921-928

  Illanes D, Sergio ^a   Araya C, Pablo ^b   Ferrer D, Sergio ^a   Cartier R, Luis ^b   Bravo M, Mauricio ^a   Castillo C, Sergio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL MILITAR DE SANTIAGO   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Listeria monocytogenes Rhomboencephalon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHOMBOENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

EID: 12444318527     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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