SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INCIDENCE OF <I>SHIGELLA</I> INFECTION AS INDICATED BY RESULTS OF A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

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  • BHAT PREMA
    <I>Department of Microbilogy and Enterovirus Laboratory, Christian Medical College and Hospital</I>
  • MYERS RUTH M.
    <I>Department of Microbilogy and Enterovirus Laboratory, Christian Medical College and Hospital</I>
  • FELDMAN ROGER A.

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  • Significance of the incidence of Shigella infection as indicated by results of a longitudinal study

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A total of 1602 routine rectal swab specimens and 341 diarrhoeal specimens were obtained over a period of one and a quarter years from a group of children of semi-urban areas in the town of Vellore, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, India.<BR>Shigellae were found in 16.1% of the specimens obtained at the time of diarrhoeal episodes.<BR>A 4.9% incidence of asymptomatic infection with Shigella species was detected, with indication of a true passive carrier state in 3.0%.<BR>The carrier-case ratio showed a significant difference and established the aetiologic significance of the Shigella group in juvenile diarrhoea.<BR>Shigella carriers were not found among babies 0-6 months old, but were found with increasing frequency with increase in age, in children of both sexes.

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