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Antibiotic sensitivity of endemic shigella in Mbarara, Uganda

Legros D, Ochola D, Lwanga N, Guma G
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Abstract
We analysed the chimio-sensitivity to antibiotics of endemic strains of Shigella isolated in Mbarara district, southwest Uganda. Twenty four strains were isolated, of which none was sensitive to cotrimoxazole and eight (33.4%, 95% CI [15.6-55.3]) to ampicillin, the two antibiotics recommended to treat dysentery during non epidemic periods in Uganda. Two isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid and none was resistant to the fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin). It is concluded that the results of this survey could be used to facilitate the elaboration of a new treatment protocol to treat endemic dysentery cases in Uganda.

Countries

Uganda

Languages

English
Published Date
01 Mar 1998
PubMed ID
9640814
Journal
East African Medical Journal
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 75, Issue 3, Pages 160-161