| Literature DB >> 9337838 |
A Marron1, B Rosón, J Mascaró, J Carratalà.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9337838 PMCID: PMC1758632 DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.8.745
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139