Some features of diarrheal feces with positive dysentery
- Author:
Thong Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diarrhea
- MeSH:
diagnosis;
diarrhea;
Feces;
Dysentery
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):47-49
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Of total 1125 diarrheal fecal samples examined. There were 163 specimens positive by using PRC (14.5%), and 67 Shigella found by culture (5.9%). The positive samples have been characterized by mucus, blood and leukocytes. The results showed that 49% of positive cases by PCR, and 61% of the positive cases by culture had mucus/blood or mucus or blood in the stool. Meanwhile, 18% positive cases by PCR, and 11.9% of positive cases by culture had no mucus, blood and leukocytes in the stool. Together with clinical signs, mucous, bloody and leukocyte characteristics in the stool was useful tools for clinicians in the diagnosis of shigellosis.
