Shigellosis is a global human health problem. Four species of Shigella ie S. dysenteriae, S.
flexneri, S. boydii and S. sonnei are able to cause the disease. These species are …

Shigellosis, the acute enteric infection caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella, has a
worldwide distribution with an estimated annual incidence of 164.7 million cases, of which …

Objective To determine the clinical manifestations and outcome of shigellosis among
children infected with different species of Shigella. Methods We identified all patients< 15 …

Almost all fatal cases of shigellosis occur in developing countries, and data on mortality are
generally compiled from three sources: investigations of epidemics caused by Shigella …

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The epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 412 patients infected with Shigella from a
systematic sample of∼ 100,000 patients attending Dacca Hospital, International Centre for …

Infectious diseases kill about 11 million children each year while acute diarrhoeal diseases
account for 3.1 million deaths in children under 5 yr of age, of which 6, 00,000 deaths …

Background The burden of shigellosis is greatest in resource-poor countries. Although this
diarrheal disease has been thought to cause considerable morbidity and mortality in excess …

Few studies provide data on the global morbidity and mortality caused by infection with
Shigella spp.; such estimates are needed, however, to plan strategies of prevention and …

Shigellosis is an acute invasive enteric infection caused by bacteria belonging to the genus
Shigella; it is clinically manifested by diarrhoea that is frequently bloody. Shigellosis is …