Shigellosis among children attending the paediatric wards of hospitals in suburban areas

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dc.contributor.authorMar Mar Nyeinen_US
dc.contributor.authorThan Sawen_US
dc.contributor.authorHtay Htay Winen_US
dc.contributor.authorThein Aungen_US
dc.contributor.authorAung Myat Thein, Sawen_US
dc.contributor.authorAye Thanen_US
dc.contributor.authorTin Ayeen_US
dc.contributor.authorMyint Lwinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-30T08:36:57Z
dc.date.available2009-06-30T08:36:57Z
dc.date.created1997-01-01en_US
dc.date.issued1997-01-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA total of 55 cases of children with dysentery admitted to the Defence Services Obstetric, Gynaecology and Children Hospital and North Okkalapa General Hospital were included in this study. It was found that 49.1 per cent of the children were suffering from shigella bacillary dysentery. The Shigella spp. isolated were: Shigella flexneri (44.4 per cent), Shigella dysenteriae (29.6 per cent), Shigella boydii (22.2 per cent) and Shigella sonnei (3.7 per cent). the distribution of Shigella spp. among the different age groups were 42.9 per cent in the age group of less than 6 months, 40 per cent in 6 to 12 months, 55 per cent in 13 to 24 months and 66.7 per cent in 25 to 60 months. Antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that these shigellae were resistant to ampicillin (84 per cent), chloramphenicol (76 per cent), streptomycin (84 per cent), tetracycline (64 per cent) and septrin (72 per cent); were fully sensitive to amikacin, gentamycin, netilmicin, norfloxacin and were less sensitive to cephalothin (76 per cent) and furazolidone (72 per cent).en_US
dc.identifier.citationMar Mar Nyein, Than Saw, Htay Htay Win, Thein Aung, Aung Myat Thein, Saw, Aye Than, Tin Aye, Myint Lwin. Shigellosis among children attending the paediatric wards of hospitals in suburban areas. Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 1997; 9(1): 27-32en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/126802
dc.subject.meshShigellaen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshMyanmaren_US
dc.titleShigellosis among children attending the paediatric wards of hospitals in suburban areasen_US
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