Bloody diarrhoea of adults in Malawi: Clinical features, infectious agents, and antimicrobial sensitivities

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-287

  Pitman, C ^a   Amali, R ^a   Kanyerere, H ^a   Siyasiya, A ^b   Phiri, S ^a   Phiri, A ^b   Chakanika, I ^b   Kampondeni, S ^a   Chintolo, F E ^b   Kachenje, E ^a   Squire, S B ^a,c  

^a KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b Malawi Natl TB Control Programme   (Malawi)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Diarrhoea; Drug sensitivity; Schistosoma mansoni; Shigella dysenteriae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 15844390391     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90251-5     Document Type: Article

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