A case of Shigellosis with intractable septic shock and convulsions

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 314-316

  Erqou, Sebhat A ^a   Teferra, Endale ^a   Mulu, Andargachew ^a   Kassu, Afework ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLOSIS; TENESMUS; VOMITING;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 34948820259     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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