Contaminated food is the source of ________, which causes meningitis in the elderly and susceptible persons

A) Neisseria meningitidis
B) Streptococcus agalactiae
C) Haemophilus influenzae
D) Listeria monocytogenes
E) Streptococcus pneumoniae


D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Bacterial Diseases of the Nervous System
Learning Outcome: 20.5

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