title: [Lyme disease in Tunisia, results of a clinical and serological study (1992-1996)].
abstract: Lyme disease was suspected in 271 patients seeking hospital care between 1992 and 1996. The sera of all these patients were tested by ELISA for antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi. Twenty-nine cases of Lyme disease were identified, each involving neurological and articular problems. These results demonstrate that Lyme disease occurs in Tunisia and suggest that this diagnosis should be considered more frequently in patients presenting with the characteristic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kechrid
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lagha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarrouk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouzouaia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: La maladie de Lyme en Tunisie, résultats d'une étude clinico-sérologique (1992-1996).