title: Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the elderly: Distinctive characteristics of the clinical and laboratory presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: ppagliano@libero.it.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagliano
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Attanasio
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carleo
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Novella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carannante
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ascione
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli (Is), Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuccillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Fiorentino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fraganza
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Elderly; Infection; Listeria monocytogenes; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae