Shigellosis in children: a prospective hospital based study.
Indian Pediatr
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1992 Sep; 29(9): 1125-30
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-11097
ABSTRACT
From 1985 to 1988, fecal samples of 950 hospitalized children suffering from diarrhea or dysentery were screened for Shigella species using standard methods. Shigella species were isolated as sole pathogen from 192 (20.2%) cases and S. flexneri type 2 was the predominant serotype. Shigella infection was prevalent throughout the year with high isolation rate during the summer and early monsoon months. Shigella strains isolated during the period were resistant to most of the commonly used drugs for the treatment of shigellosis. Nearly 16% of the Shigella strains were also resistant to nalidixic acid. Presence of blood and mucus in stools (dysentery) was the common clinical presentation of shigellosis cases. Malnutrition was associated with longer duration of illness. High cases fatality rate (16.7%) was observed among hospitalized children infected with Shigella.
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Assunto principal:
Shigella boydii
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Shigella dysenteriae
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Shigella flexneri
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Pré-Escolar
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Disenteria Bacilar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
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