Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Viral and bacterial acute lower respiratory tract infections in Khartoum children emergency hospital in 2012

Sozan M. Abdelkhalig
  • Sozan M. Abdelkhalig
  • National Public Health Laboratory, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Elsheikh G. Mahgoub
  • Elsheikh G. Mahgoub
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Mohammed A. Soghaier*
  • Mohammed A. Soghaier*
  • Directorate of Epidemiology and Zoonotic Diseases, Sudan Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 23 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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