TY - CHAP
T1 - Shigella infection: Treatment and prevention in children
AU - Ashkenazi, S
N1 - Cited By (since 0000): 1
M1 - Query date: 2022-07-10 15:01:50
M1 - 1 cites: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=12054170649974329448&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2007&hl=en
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Shigella infection is characterized by high fever (> 38.5 C [101.3 F]), abdominal cramps, diarrhea, tenesmus, and polymorphonuclear leukocytes on a methylene blue stain of the stool; extraintestinal manifestations and complications also occur (table 1)[1, 2]. Definitive diagnosis requires a stool culture or a polymerase chain reaction assay. The characteristic small-volume, bloody/mucous stools are present in approximately one-half of the children with shigellosis [1]. Neonates [3] and children with underlying immune deficiency (including …
AB - Shigella infection is characterized by high fever (> 38.5 C [101.3 F]), abdominal cramps, diarrhea, tenesmus, and polymorphonuclear leukocytes on a methylene blue stain of the stool; extraintestinal manifestations and complications also occur (table 1)[1, 2]. Definitive diagnosis requires a stool culture or a polymerase chain reaction assay. The characteristic small-volume, bloody/mucous stools are present in approximately one-half of the children with shigellosis [1]. Neonates [3] and children with underlying immune deficiency (including …
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