title: [Dysentery in Poland in 1999].
abstract: The year 1999 was the consecutive year of decrease in the number of cases notified as dysentery. Only 292 cases were notified and incidence rate was 0.76/100,000 inhabitants, while in 1998, 555 cases (incidence rate 1.44/100,000) were notified. Three death cases of old persons in their 79, 85 and 88 were notified as dysentery, all three in one house of social care in Pomerania region. Half of the cases were sporadic ones but half was found in 4 institutional outbreaks. Three outbreaks were due to S. sonnei infection, and one to S. flexneri 4a. S. sonnei was the dominant aetiological agent in 80% of all dysentery cases and S. flexneri was the next (20%). S. boydii and S. dysentery were not isolated. All S. flexneri strains were susceptible to nitriofuran drugs (nitrofuroxaside), amoxycillin with clavulonic acid, cefalosporin, nalidixid acid and chloramphenicol, but were resistant to cotrimoxazole and tetracycline.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Bakteriologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stypułkowska-Misiurewicz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gonera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004403:Dysentery / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology