Shigellosis in adults: epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory features

One hundred and sixteen cases of adult patients hospitalized for shigellosis have been reviewed. The most common presentation included diarrhea (most frequently watery), fever, and abdominal pain, while dysentery has been less frequent. S. flexneri infection, as compared to S. sonnei, was more commo...

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Published inMedicine (Baltimore) Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 210 - 217
Main Authors Halpern, Z, Dan, M, Giladi, M, Schwartz, I, Sela, O, Levo, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1989
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Demography
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Dysentery, Bacillary - complications
Dysentery, Bacillary - epidemiology
Dysentery, Bacillary - physiopathology
Humans
Israel
Israel
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Summary:One hundred and sixteen cases of adult patients hospitalized for shigellosis have been reviewed. The most common presentation included diarrhea (most frequently watery), fever, and abdominal pain, while dysentery has been less frequent. S. flexneri infection, as compared to S. sonnei, was more common in elderly patients and in males, and was characterized by a more prolonged clinical course. Abnormalities of serum electrolytes and hepatic enzymes were the most common laboratory complications, most often seen in elderly patients. Most isolates exhibited susceptibility to the common antimicrobial agents used in shigellosis therapy.
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ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/00005792-198907000-00003