Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2006

Epidemiological study of non–polio enterovirus neurological infections in children in the region of Monastir, Tunisia

  • Jawhar Gharbi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire des Maladies Dominantes Transmissibles (MDT-01), Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +216-73-461-000; fax: +216-73-461-830.
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  • Hela Jaïdane

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire des Maladies Dominantes Transmissibles (MDT-01), Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Manel Ben M'hadheb

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire des Maladies Dominantes Transmissibles (MDT-01), Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Raïda El Hiar

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire des Maladies Dominantes Transmissibles (MDT-01), Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Chokri Chouchene

      Affiliations

    • Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Mohamed Neji Gueddiche

      Affiliations

    • Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Mahjoub Aouni

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire des Maladies Dominantes Transmissibles (MDT-01), Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia

Received 28 March 2005 ,Accepted 20 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.017

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2006

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