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Listeria brain abscesses during administration of mycophenolate mofetil for systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

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  1. Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, Institute of Clinical Neurology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Giulia Perini, Roberta Pravettoni, Giulia Grande, Patrizia Contri & Claudio Mariani

  2. Neurorehabilitation Unit, Santa Maria Nascente Clinical Research Center, Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy

    Elisabetta Farina

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Perini, G., Pravettoni, R., Farina, E. et al. Listeria brain abscesses during administration of mycophenolate mofetil for systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report. Neurol Sci 36, 1019–1020 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1969-0

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