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Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Halim AJ 1 , Lim VKE 2

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  • 1 Halim A.J., MBBS (Malaya), DCH (London). Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Lim V.K.E., MBBS (Malaya), MSc (London), MRCPath. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1982 Jun;37(2):191-3.
PMID: 6813660

Abstract

To our knowledge, meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes has not previously been reported in Malaysia. We describe here two infants with meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes occurring within a month of each other in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Paediatric Unit. The incidence of listeriosis in Malaysia is unknown and it is possible that this infection may have been missed in the past.

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