Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , May 2007

Listeria monocytogenes encephalitis mimicking Herpes Simplex virus encephalitis: The differential diagnostic importance of cerebrospinal fluid lactic acid levels

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PII: S0147-9563(07)00042-8

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.01.001

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , May 2007

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