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Clinico-therapeutic aspects of acute bacillary dysentery in children (a hospital study)

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Clinical and therapeutic aspects of acute bacillary dysentery in 140 children of both the sexes have been studied. The presence of knee joint arthritis in a convalescing male child was an uncommon manifestation of the disease. The association of urinary tract infection in 10% of the cases during the illness was of great concern in the management of acute bacillary dysentery. Comparative evaluation of the drugs revealed that ampicillin gave a higher cure rate (98.8%) when compared with sulpha (20%) and tetracycline (50%). Moreover, non-responders to sulpha and tetracycline improved when shifted to ampicillin. Death was recorded in 3.5% of the cases only who arrived in the hospital late and had associated malnutrition and other complications.

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    K. C. Verma & S. P. Sharma

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From the Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College and Children Hospital, Jammu (J&K). Address for communication: Dr. K.C. Verma, M.D., 27-Rehari, Jammu, J&K State.

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Verma, K.C., Sharma, S.P. Clinico-therapeutic aspects of acute bacillary dysentery in children (a hospital study). Indian J Pediatr 45, 18–23 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749457

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