Listeria monocytogenes empyema in an HIV infected patient.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Empyema, Pleural
- HIV Infections
- Listeriosis