| nosocomial infections by listeria monocytogenes: analysis of a cluster of septicemias in immunocompromised patients. | from december 1994 to november 1995 an unusual accumulation of listeria infections occurred at the university hospital hamburg-eppendorf, germany. eleven immunosuppressed patients from different departments developed septicemia due to listeria monocytogenes during hospitalization. in a retrospective study, serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that six isolates were identical or genetically related. four of them had been isolated from renal transplant recipients. listeria mono ... | 1997 | 9181378 |