Malau, Elisheba, Mosse, Jenny, Horwood, Paul F., and Greenhill, Andrew R. (2016) Shigellosis: a truly neglected disease in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 59 (3-4). pp. 147-154.

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Abstract

Diarrhoeal diseases still affect many people, especially children living in impoverished and under-developed settings. In Papua New Guinea (PNG) diarrhoea remains one of the leading causes of hospitalization and a major cause of death. Here, we focus on the role of Shigella in diarrhoeal illness in PNG, and provide an overview of the causative organism and the illness. A review of the available data on the aetiology of diarrhoea in PNG suggests that shigellosis is a major cause of diarrhoeal illness. Since shigellosis can cause protracted and life-threatening illness an appreciation of the burden of shigellosis is important to aid in the development of optimal prevention and control strategies. Treatment strategies for all cases of moderate-severe diarrhoeal illness should centre on rehydration, but where antimicrobial treatment is required consideration should be given to the increasing antimicrobial resistance observed in Shigella isolates in PNG.

Item ID:	65344
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0031-1480
Additional Information:	This article is available Open Access via the publisher's website.
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2020 19:42
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320211 Infectious diseases @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 100%
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