Culture Negative Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis Resulting in Hydrocephalus and Severe Neurological Sequelae in a Previously Healthy Immunocompetent Man with Penicillin Allergy

A previously healthy 74-year-old Caucasian man with penicillin allergy was admitted with evolving headache, confusion, fever, and neck stiffness. Treatment for bacterial meningitis with dexamethasone and monotherapy ceftriaxone was started. The cerebrospinal fluid showed negative microscopy for bact...

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Autores principales: Gaini, Shahin, Karlsen, Gunn Hege, Nandy, Anirban, Madsen, Heidi, Christiansen, Debes Hammershaimb, á Borg, Sanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26697245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/248302

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