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. 1986 May;23(5):976–977. doi: 10.1128/jcm.23.5.976-977.1986

An unusual case of cutaneous listeriosis.

D B Cain, V L McCann
PMCID: PMC268767  PMID: 3711288

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes was identified as the etiological agent in the cutaneous and febrile illness of a 64-year-old male who acquired the organism as a result of contact with the genital tract of a cow while assisting in the delivery of a stillborn calf.

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