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Family Name: Luder

First Name: Anthony

Middle: S

Title: Dr.

Department: Paediatrics

Institution: Sieff Hospital, Safed and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Mailing Address: Office

Number: Dept. Paediatrics

Street: Box 1008

Suite/Apt:

City: Safed

State:

Postal Code: 13100

Country: Israel

Telephone: 06 6828712

Fax: 06 6828647

Email: luder@tx.technion.ac.il

For presentation in category number: 15

Presentation Preference:: ORAL

Abstract Details

Title: NEONATAL SHIGELLOSIS; CASE REPORTS AND REVIEW

Type of abstract: New

Name of author: Dr Anthony S. Luder Is he the presenting Author?: YES

Name of author: Yuri Viner Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Name of author: Dan Miron Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Name of author: Emanuel Gottfried Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Name of author: Dora Segal Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Name of author: Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Name of author: Is he the presenting Author?: NO

Abstract Body

Neonatal shigellosis is a rare disease in most developed countries.

The source of infection, who may be asymptomatic, is usually the mother or a family member.

The disease is important because it mimics other more common neonatal conditions and may therefore be easily missed. In the neonatal age group, severe complications and mortality are twice as common as in older children.

It may present as gastroenteritis, a dysenteric colitis or with generalised sepsis.

Strict isolation and hygiene is critical since the disease is highly cross-infective to staff, family and other patients.

With early and correct treatment the prognosis is good but a delay may lead to serious or fatal complications. We present the cases of 2 neonates with Shigellosis, one with Sh. sonnei and the second with Sh. flexneri.

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