Orthotopic liver transplantation: Is there a risk for Listeria monocytogenes infection?

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ehehalt, Urs ^a   Schmiedel, Stefan ^a   Lohse, Ansgar W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

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EID: 85006690403     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/901894     Document Type: Article

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