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CASE REPORT

Listeria Monocytogenes Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Oana Magiar1 Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Silvana Vulpie1 Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania;2 Doctoral School, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, RomaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Corina Musuroi1 Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania;3 Microbiology Department, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Iosif Marincu4 ”Victor Babeș” Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Methodological and Infectious Diseases Research Centre Timisoara, Timis, Romania;5 Infectious Diseases Department, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, RomaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1484-0150
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Alina Murariu6 Neurology II Department, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Mirela Turaiche4 ”Victor Babeș” Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Methodological and Infectious Diseases Research Centre Timisoara, Timis, Romania;5 Infectious Diseases Department, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Silvia Ioana Musuroi7 Internal Medicine Department, Clinical Emergency Municipal Hospital, Timisoara, Romania
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Delia Muntean1 Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania;3 Microbiology Department, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, Romania;8 Multidisciplinary Research Centre for Antibiotic Resistance, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Monica Licker1 Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brînzeu” County Clinical Emergency Hospital Timisoara, Timis, Romania;3 Microbiology Department, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, Romania;8 Multidisciplinary Research Centre for Antibiotic Resistance, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timis, RomaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-5883
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Pages 989-994 | Published online: 10 Mar 2022

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