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Benzalkonium tolerance genes and outcome in Listeria monocytogenes meningitis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Kremer P H C, Lees J A, Koopmans M M, Ferwerda B, Arends A W M, Feller M M, Schipper K, Valls Seron M, van der Ende A, Brouwer M C, van de Beek D, Bentley S D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen that can cause meningitis. The listerial genotype ST6 has been linked to increasing rates of unfavourable outcome over time. We investigated listerial genetic variation and the relation with clinical outcome in meningitis. METHODS: We sequenced 96 isolates from adults with listerial meningitis included in two prospective nationwide cohort studies by...
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