Outbreak of Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis in Northeastern Taiwan.
A gastroenteritis outbreak of Shigella sonnei involving 122 children occurred between April 2001 and January 2002 in I-lan, Taiwan. The resistant rates of the isolates to nalidixic acid, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ampicillin and ceftriaxone were 98, 97.5, 32 and 27%, respectively. None of the isolates was resistant to ciprofloxacin. Prolonged bacterial shedding in the feces can occur when an inappropriate antibiotic is used.
Chuang
Yu-Yu
YY
Departments of Pediatrics, St. Mary's Hospital, Lo-Tung, I-lan, Taiwan. ychuang@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Huang
Yhu-Chering
YC
Lin
Seng-Yi
SY
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents