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Enterovirus meningitis in Tunisia (Monastir, Mahdia, 2011-2013): identification of virus variants cocirculating in France.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2016
Othman Ines, Volle Romain, Elargoubi Aida, Guediche Mohamed Neji, Chakroun Mohamed, Sfar Mohamed Tahar, Pereira Bruno, Peigue-Lafeuille Hélène, Aouni Mahjoub, Archimbaud Christine, Bailly Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
Acute enterovirus (EV) meningitis is a frequent cause of hospitalisation, and over 100 EV serotypes may be involved. A total of 215 patients of all ages with meningitis signs were investigated in 2 Tunisian hospitals. Their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was analysed retrospectively for EVs with a TaqMan real-time RT-qPCR. The virus strains were typed, and their evolutionary relationships were determined by Bayesian...
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