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Gram-positive bacilli (arrow) in a cellular background in cerebrospinal fluid smear
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CSF revealed both polymorphs and lymphocytes with Gram-positive bacilli [Figure 1]. Culture of CSF [Figure 2] grew Listeria monocytogenes identified by both conventional [Table 1] and automated methods (VITEK-2, Biomerieux).
Colonies (arrow) of Listeria monocytogenes on blood agar
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CSF revealed both polymorphs and lymphocytes with Gram-positive bacilli [Figure 1]. Culture of CSF [Figure 2] grew Listeria monocytogenes identified by both conventional [Table 1] and automated methods (VITEK-2, Biomerieux).