Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe

Vision Loss following Intraocular Listeriosis Associated with Contaminated Cantaloupe

Intraocular listeriosis, a rare manifestation of invasive listeriosis, has a poor visual prognosis. We report an intraocular listeriosis case related to a multistate outbreak associated with contaminated cantaloupe. Increasing awareness of rare listeriosis presentations might facilitate timely diagn...

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Main Authors: Mam Ibraheem, Sushma Vance, Kelly A. Jackson, Paul Ettestad, Chad Smelser, Benjamin Silk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Disease outbreaks
Listeria monocytogenes
Endophthalmitis
Eye infections
Cucumis melo
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351858

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