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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Neonatal purulent meningitis in southern Tunisia: Epidemiology, bacteriology, risk factors and prognosis

Fatma KamounDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mashuma Bibi DowlutDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Salma Ben AmeurDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Lamia SfaihiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Senda MezghaniFaculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia;Bacteriology Laboratory, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Imen ChabchoubDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Adnen HammamiFaculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia;Bacteriology Laboratory, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Hajer AloulouDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Mongia HachichaDepartment of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia;Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Pages 233-240 | Received 03 Mar 2015, Accepted 11 May 2015, Published online: 17 Jun 2015

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