An Outbreak of Dysentery

An Outbreak of Institutional Dysentery Due to the Y. Bacillus

At the close of last year there was an outbreak of epidemic diarrhoea at the Stapleton Workhouse. It commenced about the middle of November, reached its height at the end of December, and gradually receded during the closing days of January. In all, some forty persons were attacked, of whom five died. The first case was that of a man, S., who had been working in connection with Colonial troops ...

An outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with antibiotic treatment of hospital inpatients for dysentery.

Shiga toxin (ST) from Shigella dysenteriae type 1 is accepted as a cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); however, the reasons why HUS develops in only some infected patients are not clear (1). The possibility that antibiotic therapy is associated with the development of HUS has been explored for S. dysenteriae type 1 and for Escherichia coli O157:H7 (2–4). In May 1993, during an outbreak of...

An outbreak of bacillary dysentery caused by quinolone-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 in a northeastern state of India.

Incidence and epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome after a large waterborne outbreak of bacterial dysentery.

BACKGROUND & AIMS Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is a common clinical phenomenon. To better define its incidence and epidemiology, a large cohort study was initiated after the contamination of a municipal water supply led to a large outbreak of acute Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis. METHODS Local residents were invited to undergo structured ...

An outbreak of acute swine erysipelase in a herd