Listeria rhombencephalitis - A case report [1]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-

  Alstadhaug, K B ^a   Antal, E A ^b   Nielsen, E W ^c   Rusic, Z ^a   Mortensen, L ^a   Salvesen, R ^a  

^a NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Case report; Encephalitis; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; MRI; Rhombencephalitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 33645211335     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01077.x     Document Type: Letter

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