The re-emergence of pertussis in Tunisia;La réémergence de la coqueluche en Tunisie

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Zouari, A ^a   Smaoui, H ^a   Njamkepo, E ^b   Mnif, K ^a   Ben Jaballah, N ^a   Bousnina, S ^a   Barsaoui, S ^a   Sammoud, A ^a   Ben Becher, S ^a   Guiso, N ^b   Kechrid, A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bordetella; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORDETELLA; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PERTUSSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUNISIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUNISIA; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 79952191717     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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