title: Existing status of shigellosis in Andaman & Nicobar islands.
abstract: A total of 691 children below five years of age, who were suffering from acute diarrhoea, were investigated. Conventional bacterial pathogens were isolated in 133 (19.2%) cases. Shigella sp. was the most common isolate being positive in 72 (10.4%) faecal specimens. No isolation of Shigella sp. was observed in paediatric patients less than 6 months of age while the maximum isolations were observed among 7-12 month old children. All isolates were sensitive to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, gentamycin and nalidixic acid and resistant to ampicillin. Multiple drug resistant isolates were observed during the study also. In all, 7 antibiograms were observed.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Port Blair.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sehgal
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012760:Shigella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification