Listeria monocytogenes infection in Crohn’s disease treated with adalimumab

Willson, Kaspar J; Jacob, Antony; Shetti, Mohit P; Bhatia, Rajesh; Yee, Kwang; Osler, William

doi:10.5694/mja11.10521

Topics

Digestive system diseases

Infectious diseases

Clinical record

Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS.

Correspondence: Kaspar.Willson@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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