Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent, previously healthy 20-month old female child

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-171

  Peer, M A ^a   Nasir, R A ^a   Kakru, D K ^a   Fomda, B A ^a   Wani, M A ^a   Hakeem, Q N ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Listeria monocytogenes; Meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; MANNITOL; PHENOBARBITAL; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RIGIDITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 77951703047     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62500     Document Type: Article

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