Neonatal shigellosis. Report of 16 cases and review of the literature.
Neonatal shigellosis. Report of 16 cases and review of the literature.
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新生儿志贺氏菌病。
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1967
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K. C. Haltalin
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K. C. Haltalin
SHIGELLOSIS rarely affects infants during the first month of life. 1-5 Even in highly endemic areas neonatal shigellosis is exceedingly uncommon. 3,5 This is puzzling since newborn infants are susceptible to other enteric infections, notably enteropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella species. The world's literature contains reports 6-12 of only eight bacteriologically confirmed cases of neonatal shigellosis (onset of disease before 28 days of life). As a consequence, little is known about the clinical manifestations and epidemiologic implications of shigellosis in this age group. This paper summarizes the eight previously reported cases and the 16 cases seen at Children's Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Four cases, which developed while the infants were in the nursery, are presented in detail. Two of these infants died of peritonitis following intestinal perforation. Four Cases With Onset in the Hospital Nursery Case1.—A 2,268-gm (5 lb) Negro girl was born