Listeria monocytogenes: A rare cause of pleural effusion in a patient with congestive cardiac failure

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-

  Hood, S ^a,b   Liddell, G ^a   Baxter, R H ^a  

^a Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Listeria monocytogenes; Pleural effusion; Thoracocentesis

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 8044235835     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309704200107     Document Type: Article

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