Epidemiology and clinical presentation of shigellosis in children less than five years of age in rural Mozambique
Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 26 (11), 2007
Rectal swabs were collected from 1354 children <5 years of age with diarrhea attending Manhiça District Hospital and from 227 healthy community controls. Shigellosis incidence was high among children aged 12-47 months (488.4/10(5) child-years at risk). Fever and dysentery were prominent clinical finding...