Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults.

Neurosciences (Riyadh)

Bacteriology Unit, Department of Pathology/Microbiology (32), College of Medicine & King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4671088/4671010. Fax. +966 (1) 4672462. E-mail:

Published: April 2008

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