Clinical epidemiological and molecular aspects of rubella outbreak with high number of neurological cases, Tunisia 2011-2012

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 248-254

  Messedi, Emna ^a   Fki Berrajah, Lamia ^a   Gargouri, Saba ^a   Chouikha, Anissa ^b   Chaari, Anis ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a   Jallouli, Hajer ^c   Yahia, Ahlem Ben ^b   Hammami, Adnene ^a   Triki, Henda ^b   Karray Hakim, Héla ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CRS; Encephalitis; Genotypes; Mild rash; Outbreak; Rubella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUBELLA; THROAT CULTURE; TUNISIA; VACCINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEX RATIO; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924036810     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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