TY - JOUR T1 - Listeria monocytogenes empyema in an HIV infected patient. JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 745 LP - 746 DO - 10.1136/thx.52.8.745 VL - 52 IS - 8 AU - A Marron AU - B Rosón AU - J Mascaró AU - J Carratalà Y1 - 1997/08/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/52/8/745.abstract N2 - Listeriosis in HIV infected patients is uncommon and usually presents as meningitis or bacteraemia. Pleural fluid infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. A case is described of empyema caused by Listeria monocytogenes in an HIV infected patient that was successfully treated with medical treatment only. ER -