Risk factors and outcome of Shigella encephalopathy in Bangladeshi children.

BACKGROUND:Although, Shigella encephalopathy, a serious extra-intestinal complication of shigellosis, significantly increases the risks of death, data are very limited on predicting factors particularly related to electrolyte profiles in children below five years of age with Shigella encephalopathy....

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Main Authors: Farzana Afroze, Tahmeed Ahmed, Monira Sarmin, Abu Smsb Shahid, K M Shahunja, Lubaba Shahrin, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5425222?pdf=render