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01-10-2021 | Meningoencephalitis | Letter to Editor

Listeria Monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis Due to IRAK4 Deficiency

Authors: Ding Liu, Ru Chen, Longfeng Ran, Ruxu Zhang, Han Chen

Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology | Issue 7/2021

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Title: Listeria Monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis Due to IRAK4 Deficiency
Authors: Ding Liu
Ru Chen
Longfeng Ran
Ruxu Zhang
Han Chen
Publication date: 01-10-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Meningoencephalitis
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Listeriosis
Listeria Monocytogenes
Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0271-9142
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01074-8

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