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CLINICALPATHOLOGY-129
LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES meningitis has characteristic CSF findings that differ from typical bacterial meningitis. Which feature is most distinctive?
A. Crystal clear CSF with no cells
B. MIXED PLEOCYTOSIS (both neutrophils AND mononuclear cells — monocytes/lymphocytes) + gram-positive short rods on Gram stain
C. Pure lymphocytic pleocytosis like viral meningitis
D. Very low protein with very high glucose
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