Listeria monocytogenes empyema in an HIV infected patient
Listeriosis in HIV infected patients is uncommon and usually presents as meningitis or bacteraemia. Pleural fluid infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. A case is described of empyema caused by Listeria monocytogenes in an HIV infected patient that was successfully treated with medic...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1997 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/189854 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/189854 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Empiema Listeriosi VIH (Virus) Embassament pleural Empyema Listeriosis HIV (Viruses) Pleural effusions |
| Resumo: | Listeriosis in HIV infected patients is uncommon and usually presents as meningitis or bacteraemia. Pleural fluid infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. A case is described of empyema caused by Listeria monocytogenes in an HIV infected patient that was successfully treated with medical treatment only. |
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