Evaluation of Shigellosis in Children During 2 Years

This study was conducted to determine the epidemiologic pattern's of shigellosis in children in Qazvin children hospital during 137 5-7 6. The study of 166 children with diagnosis of shigellosis (shigella was grown in s/c) during 2 years showed that: prevalence of shigellosis were high in male and summer, peak age of shigellosis was in 1-4 years (65/7%).Most common symptoms were fever (91.6%), diarrhea (89/5%), vomiting (73.5%), siezure (36.8%), dehydration (15.71 %). Bloody diarrhea was seen in 37 % of children. Most children had abnormal S/E (80.1 % ) and Bandimia was in 58.1 % . Antibiogram of SIC showed that most sensitivity was with nalidixic acid (98. 7% ), most resistance with Ampicilin (91.8)%.