Shigellosis in the south-western Cape of Good Hope 1968-85

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dc.contributor.authorDonald P.R.
dc.contributor.authorPretorius M.-L.
dc.contributor.authorBurger P.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:17Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:17Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.description.abstractDuring the period 1968-85 shigella organisms were isolated from stool specimens of 1562 patients attending Tygerberg Hospital, situated in the south-western province of the Cape of Good Hope of the Republic of South Africa. Shigella flexneri (72% of patients) was the commonest subgroup identified. Sh. sonnei was the second-commonest isolate (20%), with smaller numbers of Sh. boydii (5%) and Sh. dysenteriae (3%). Sh. dysenteriae has not been isolated since 1979. In 1985 30% of isolates were resistant to ampicillin and 52% to trimethroprim-sulphamethoxazole. During this period 12 cases of shigellaemia were seen, 11 in young infants less than 13 months of age who were malnourished in 6 cases. The single adult had had a previous gastrectomy and splenectomy.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationEpidemiology and Infection
dc.identifier.citation98
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn09502688
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13716
dc.subjectampicillin
dc.subjectantibiotic agent
dc.subjectsulfamethoxazole
dc.subjecttrimethoprim
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectantibiotic resistance
dc.subjectchemotherapy
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectdigestive system
dc.subjectdrug resistance
dc.subjectgeographic distribution
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlarge intestine
dc.subjectshigella
dc.subjectshigella dysenteriae
dc.subjectshigella flexneri
dc.subjectshigella sonnei
dc.subjectshigellosis
dc.subjectshort survey
dc.subjectsouth africa
dc.subjecttherapy
dc.subjectDrug Resistance, Microbial
dc.subjectDysentery, Bacillary
dc.subjectFeces
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Age
dc.subjectSeasons
dc.subjectSerotyping
dc.subjectShigella
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleShigellosis in the south-western Cape of Good Hope 1968-85
dc.typeArticle
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