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KMID : 0367419710140090026
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1971 Volume.14 No. 9 p.26 ~ p.31
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Clinical and Bacteriological Studies of Shigellosis
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李基玉/Lee, Khi Ok
李連培/李容權/安鍾瑾/Lee, Yon Bae/Lee, Yong Kwon/Ahn, Jong Kun
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Abstract
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Clinical and bateriological studies were made on 55 cases of infantile and childhood shigellosis treated at this Pediatric Department from Jan. 1970 to Dec. 1970.
1. Sex distribution showed 33 (60%) of male and 22 (40%) of female, the ratio being 1.5:1. O.
2. Age incidence showed the children of 2 to 3 years old to be most frequently affected (34. 5%) and 88% of total patient to belong to age less than 4 years.
3. The month of most frequent occurrence was Jul. although there were occurrences through-out the year, even in winter season.
4. In bacteriological study, Sh. flexneri were most frequently isolated (89%) and Sh. dysenteriae were the the next frequent.
5. The result of sensitivity test revealed that ampicillin was most commonly affective (in 87%) and furadantin was the next. 93 to 98% isolated shigellae were restisant to Erythromycin, ChlorampenicoI, Streptomycin and Oxyteracycline.
B. In 15 cases treated with ampicillin and followed up with successive stool culture, 10 gave negative convertion within 5 days.
7. There were 3 deaths and they all were affected by Sh. flexneri.
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