Meningite por Listeria monocytogenes. Relato de casos em pacientes do Distrito Federal / Listeria monocytogenes meningitis. Case reports in patients from the Federal District
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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31(2): 173-177, mar.-abr. 1998. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-464109
RESUMO
São descritos os primeiros casos de meningite por Listeria monocytogenes comprovados bacteriologicamente, em pacientes do Distrito Federal. Alguns comentários foram realizados com base nos achados laboratoriais, assim como, sobre certas peculiaridades clínico-epidemiológicas da listeriose humana.
ABSTRACT
It has been shown the role of Listeria monocytogenes as a etiological agent identified by bacteriological analysis among cases of human meningitis in Distrito Federal, Brazil. Laboratorial characteristics and some clinical and epidemiological aspects are reported.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Meningitis, Listeria
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
FIOCRUZ/BR
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