Bandemia in shigellosis
Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 1995; 17 (1): 24-5
in English
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| ID: emr-36499
ABSTRACT
Bandemia is a phenomenon observed in infections caused by gram negative organisms, particulary of shigella species. The occurrence has not been quantitated as a diagnostic guideline implicating shigella organisms prior to availability of culture results. We have looked at bandemia in 55 patients with documented shigellosis and compared it to that in 36 non-shigella diarrhea cases. A 5% or more band cells in the peripheral blood smear is being proposed as a significant indicator of possibility of shigellosis given the proper clinical set up
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Dysentery, Bacillary
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year:
1995
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