Necrotizing haemorrhagic colitis caused by resistant shigella flexneri. Report of a case

Adams, O. P; Levett, Paul N; Cruickshank, J. Kennedy; Prussia, Patsy R; Garriques, Stewart A; Cooper, R. E. N

Adams, O. P; Levett, Paul N; Cruickshank, J. Kennedy; Prussia, Patsy R; Garriques, Stewart A; Cooper, R. E. N.

West Indian med. j ; 42(2): 85-6, June 1993.

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-130599

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ABSTRACT

A case of fatal infection with shigella flexneri is reported. The 19-year-old male patient who presented with fulminating haemorrhagic colitis died nine days after the onset of symptoms. The infecting strain of shigella flexneri was resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, including amoxycillin, co-trimoxazole and chloramphenicol.

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Humans; Adult; Male; Shigella flexneri; Colitis/complications; Dysentery, Bacillary/complications; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/pathology; Colitis/pathology; Caribbean Region; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/pathology; Necrosis/pathology

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Shigella flexneri / Colitis / Dysentery, Bacillary / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 1993 Type: Article

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