[Seroprevalence and risk factors of human herpes virus 8 infection in Central-East Tunisia]N Hannachi
Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, UR02SP13, CHU Farhat Hached, Avenue Ibn Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie
Pathol Biol (Paris) 60:282-6. 2012
..Epidemiology of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is still unknown in Tunisia. We aimed to assess the prevalence of HHV8 infection in adults and children from Central-East Tunisia and in patients with high risk of parenteral or sexual infection...
- [Viral infection risk in polytransfused adults: seroprevalence of seven viruses in central Tunisia]
N Hannachi
Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, UR02SP13, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie
Bull Soc Pathol Exot 104:220-5. 2011
..However, a residual risk of transmitting viral infections persists, and efforts are needed to improve transfusion safety...
- [Seroprevalence of rubella virus, varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 among pregnant women in the Sousse region, Tunisia]
N Hannachi
Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, Unité de Recherche Caractérisation Génomique des Agents Infectieux UR 02SP13, Avenue Ibn Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie
Bull Soc Pathol Exot 104:62-7. 2011
..Systemic CMV screening is not warranted in our country where high immunity is acquired probably in childhood. Since maternal history of eruption is not reliable, we recommend serologic testing to determine immune status of women...
Molecular analysis of HBV genotypes and subgenotypes in the Central-East region of TunisiaNaila Hannachi
Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, UR02SP13, Hôpital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
Virol J 7:302. 2010
..HBV genotyping methods were: PCR-RFLP on the pre-S region, a PCR using type-specific primers in the S region (TSP-PCR) and partial sequencing in the pre-S region...
- [Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis E among pregnant women in central Tunisia]
N Hannachi
Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, unité de recherche UR02SP13, CHU Farhat Hached, Avenue Ibn Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie
Pathol Biol (Paris) 59:e115-8. 2011
..The study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Tunisian pregnant women...
- [Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and fetal anomalies]
N Hannachi
Service de Virologie, Hopital Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
Pathol Biol (Paris) 59:e85-7. 2011
..The incidence of this infection during pregnancy is still unknown. Our study aimed to evaluate LCMV infection frequency in pregnancy with fetal neurological abnormalities of unknown etiology...
- [Hepatitis B virus infection in Tunisian pregnant women: risk factors and viral DNA levels in HBe antigen negative women]
N Hannachi
Unité de Recherche lt lt Caractérisation Génomique des Agents Infectieux UR 02SP13, Laboratoire de microbiologie immunologie, CHU Farhat Hached, Avenue Ibn Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie
Pathol Biol (Paris) 57:e43-7. 2009
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[Genotypic exploration of a hospital neonatal outbreak due to Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum-betalactamase]J Boukadida
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie
Arch Pediatr 9:463-8. 2002
..The aim of the study was to explore nosocomial neonatal outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum-betalactamase by macrorestriction genotyping...
- [Evaluation of chromogenic medium Uriselect4 in urine culture]
Asma Ferjani
CHU Farhat Hached, Laboratoire de microbiologie et d immunologie UR02SP13, Sousse, Tunisie
Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 69:541-4. 2011
..Uriselect4 medium isolates the most frequent urinary tract pathogens and identify them so almost immediately, with a lower cost...
- [Multiclonality of methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a university hospital.]
N Ben Saida
Laboratoire de Microbiologie et d'Immunologie, UR 16/02, CHU F. Hached, avenue Ibn-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia
Med Mal Infect 35:363-6. 2005
..CONCLUSION: MRSA strains have a multiclonal distribution in our hospital with a dominant endemic clone in the dermatological unit. Skin infections are the main hospital source for these strains...
- Interferon gamma +874T/A polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to active pulmonary tuberculosis development in Tunisian patients
Walid Ben Selma
Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Av Ibn el Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia
DNA Cell Biol 30:379-87. 2011
..46; 95% CI, 0.23-0.91; Pc = 0.045). Collectively, our data showed that the IFN-γ +874T/A polymorphism is a determinant in the resistance or susceptibility to the development of active TB in the studied population...
- [Risk factors for group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women at term: prospective study of 294 cases]
M Jerbi
Service de Gynecologie Obstetrique, CHU Farhat Hached, 10, rue de la Tendresse, Bouhcina, 4002 Sousse, Tunisie
Gynecol Obstet Fertil 35:312-6. 2007
..To determine the rate and risk factors for group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization in term pregnancies...
