Acute symptomatic hydrocephalus in Listeria monocytogenes meningitis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Yang, Chun Chieh ^a   Yeh, Chao Hung ^a   Tsai, Tsung Chia ^a   Yu, Wen Liang ^a,b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Listeria monocytogenes; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; METFORMIN; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33748643826     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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