Volume 1, Number 4—October 1995
Dispatch
Does Treatment of Bloody Diarrhea due to Shigella dysenteriae Type 1 with Ampicilin Precipitate Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome?
Table 1
A Profiles of children admitted to hospitals with bloody diarrhea (BD) or hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
| B. Precentage of 110 KB patients treated with antibiotics b,c | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin | 36.6 | 70.0 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 100.0 |
| Metronidazole | 14.6 | 55.0 | 7.7 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Gentamicin | 22.0 | 22.5 | 0 | 55.6 | 42.9 |
| Nalidixic acid | 70.7 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Claforan | 2.4 | 20.0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Amikacin | 9.8 | 0 | 7.7 | 22.2 | 28.6 |
