Listeria Bacteremia Presenting With Cerebral Abscess and Endocarditis in an Elderly Patient With Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

Central nervous system involvement by Listeria monocytogenes usually presents as meningitis, meningoencephalitis or, less frequently, rhombencephalitis. Listerial brain abscesses are rare. Moreover, only 5-8% of listerial bacteremia is complicated by infective endocarditis (IE). A 70-year-old man wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ogunleye, Olushola O, Karimi, Vanessa, Gujadhur, Nili
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34466310
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16601

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34466310
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16601

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