Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in Adults: The Czech Republic Experience

Background. Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is currently the third most frequent pathogen of bacterial meningitis in adults. Methods. A prospective study of patients with LM meningitis in a Czech tertiary care hospital, carried out from 1997 to 2012. Results. Thirty-one patients were diagnosed with LM m...

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Main Authors: Olga Dzupova, Hanus Rozsypal, Dita Smiskova, Jiri Benes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/846186