Clinical & bacteriological profiles of shigellosis in Calcutta before & after an epidemic (1984-87).

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dc.contributor.authorDutta, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorDutta, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSen, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, A Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorLahiri, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorDeb, B Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned1989-05-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T08:55:09Z
dc.date.available1989-05-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T08:55:09Z
dc.date.issued1989-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractPatients below 5 yr of age, hospitalised for shigellosis over a period of four years (1984-87), were studied. During the epidemic of bacillary dysentery (1984) isolation of different Shigella spp. as well as Shigella dysenteriae type 1 was high. Decreased isolation of Sh. dysenteriae type 1 and increased isolation of Sh. flexneri was observed during post-epidemic years (1985-87). Isolation of different Shigella spp. was always above 25 per cent from patients with dysentery and greater than 7 per cent from those with watery diarrhoea during the post-epidemic years. Higher incidence of shigellosis was observed amongst older children (greater than 3 yr). Most of the shigellosis patients complained of blood and mucus in stools. Vomiting was common among shigellosis patients presenting with watery diarrhoea whereas fever was commonly seen in patients with both dysentery and watery diarrhoea. Most patients of shigellosis presenting with blood and mucus in stools had no dehydration.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDutta P, Dutta D, Bhattacharya SK, Sen D, Mitra U, Ghosh AR, Lahiri M, Deb BC. Clinical & bacteriological profiles of shigellosis in Calcutta before & after an epidemic (1984-87). Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1989 May; 89(): 132-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/26072
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_US
dc.subject.meshDysentery, Bacillary --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshShigella dysenteriae --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshShigella flexneri --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.titleClinical & bacteriological profiles of shigellosis in Calcutta before & after an epidemic (1984-87).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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