title: [Listeria monocytogenes meningitis. Case reports in patients from the Federal District].
abstract: It has been shown the role of Listeria monocytogenes as a etiological agent identified by bacteriological analysis among cases of human meningitis in Distrito Federal, Brazil. Laboratorial characteristics and some clinical and epidemiological aspects are reported.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Zoonoses Bacterianas do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Meningite por Listeria monocytogenes. Relato de casos em pacientes do Distrito Federal.