title: Shigella and shigellaemia.
abstract: Two cases of bacteraemia with Shigella flexneri 2a in children are described. They illustrate the wide variety of clinical manifestations of shigellosis, ranging from benign gastroenteritis to septicaemia associated with severe extra-intestinal manifestations.
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin