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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7489| Title: | Concomitant Listeria monocytogenes and Streptococcus equinus brain abscess in an immunocompetent individual: a case report | Authors: | Akiki, Maria Azar, Michelle Habib Hallit, Souheil Maalouly, Rina Fahed, Elie Younes, Philippe Slim, Jihad Hallit, Rabih |
Affiliations: | Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine |
Keywords: | Listeria monocytogenes Streptococcus equinus Brain abscess Immunocompetent patient |
Issue Date: | 2024-12 | Publisher: | Springer Nature | Part of: | Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume: | 18 | Issue: | 1 | Abstract: | Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess is a rare phenomenon that is common in immunocompromised patients. Streptococcus equinus brain abscess has never been reported in the literature to our knowledge. In this case report, we describe a case of brain abscess secondary to Listeria monocytogenes and Streptococcus equinus in an immunocompetent patient with transient low CD4 count. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7489 | DOI: | 10.1186/s13256-024-04690-1 | Open URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Journal Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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