Neurolisteriosis mimicking herpes simplex encephalitis in an immunocompromized patient

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 825-828

  Protopsaltis, John ^a   Kokkoris, Stelios ^a   Brestas, Paris S ^b   Chrysos, George ^a   Salvanos, Leonardos ^a   Samara, Christiana ^b   Giannoulis, Gregory ^a  

^a TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETHARGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33748103890     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600551323     Document Type: Article

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