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Catalase-negativeListeria monocytogenes causing lethal sepsis and meningitis in an adult hematologic patient

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany

    H. -A. Elsner, I. Sobottka, R. Laufs & D. Mack

  2. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany

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  3. Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften (Biozentrum) der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074, Würzburg, Germany

    A. Bubert

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Elsner, H.A., Sobottka, I., Bubert, A. et al. Catalase-negativeListeria monocytogenes causing lethal sepsis and meningitis in an adult hematologic patient. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 965–967 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01690521

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