Acute Listeria monocytogenes osteomyelitis
- PMID: 820648
- DOI: 10.1007/BF01638728
Acute Listeria monocytogenes osteomyelitis
Abstract
The presentation and management of a case of acute Listeria monocytogenes osteomyelitis in a lady with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia are described. The literature on Listeria infection is briefly reviewed, and the importance of scrutinizing diphtheroid-like isolates in the laboratory is stressed.