Cystic echinococcosis in children in Tunisia: Fertility and case distribution of hydatid cysts;L'échinococcose hydatique de l'enfant en Tunisie: Fertilité et localisation des kystes

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-13

  Oudni M'Rad, M ^a   M'Rad, S ^a   Gorcii, M ^b   Mekki, M ^b   Belguith, M ^b   Harrabi, I ^c   Nouri, A ^b   Azaiez, R ^b   Mezhoud, H ^a   Babba, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Child; Echinococcosis; Fertility; Hospital; Hydatidosis; Kairouan; Kasserine; Maghreb; Monastir; Northern Africa; Protoscoleces; Sidi Bouzid; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUNISIA;

EID: 33947312697     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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