| Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in Hong Kong: retrospective study of 167 laboratory-confirmed cases. | |
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PMID: 11177159 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological features of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in Hong Kong. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Infectious Disease Unit of a district hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS: Patients with laboratory-confirmed cases of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Epidemiological and clinical data, antibiotic sensitivity, and clinical outcome. RESULTS: There was an increasing trend in the number of isolates of Plesiomonas shigelloides obtained and the prevalence of the bacterium. A total of 197 isolates were obtained from 188 patients, and most isolates (172; 87.3%) were obtained during the summer. Clinical and epidemiological data were available for 167 patients (85 males, 82 females). Patient age ranged from 1 month to 95 years; the mean and median ages of the patients older than 15 years were 51.0 and 40.5 years, respectively (n=132). Only 35 (21.0%) of the 167 patients had a history of travel outside Hong Kong, whereas 21 (12.6%) had a history of consuming seafood or uncooked food; 39 (23.4%) had underlying medical conditions. Most patients (165; 98.8%) had symptoms of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection. Nine (5.4%) patients had had chronic diarrhoea for more than 2 weeks; watery and bloody diarrhoea was discharged by 122 (73.1%) and 42 (25.1%) of the patients, respectively. All 197 Plesiomonas shigelloides isolates were sensitive to ofloxacin, or levofloxacin and ceftriaxone. Resistance or partial resistance was recorded for ampicillin (72%), tetracycline (67%), co-trimoxazole (12%), and chloramphenicol (5%). The majority of patients (142/167; 85.0%) had self-limiting cases of infection, but 25 patients were given antibiotics for more severe symptoms at the time of presentation; there were two deaths. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in Hong Kong is increasing, although most cases of are self-limiting. |
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T Y Wong; H Y Tsui; M K So; J Y Lai; S T Lai; C W Tse; T K Ng |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Volume: 6 ISSN: 1024-2708 ISO Abbreviation: Hong Kong Med J Publication Date: 2000 Dec |
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Created Date: 2001-02-22 Completed Date: 2001-07-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9512509 Medline TA: Hong Kong Med J Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 375-80 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Laichikok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage, therapeutic use Child Child, Preschool Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy, epidemiology*, microbiology Hong Kong / epidemiology Humans Infant Length of Stay Male Middle Aged Plesiomonas* / drug effects Retrospective Studies |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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