Publications

antimicrobial susceptibilities of shigella dysenteriae type 1 isolated in zimbabwe--implications for the management of dysentery.	shigella dysenteriae type 1 was cultured from 56/170 (33 pc) rectal swab specimens collected from patients presenting to hospitals in harare, zimbabwe with dysentery. all of the isolates were resistant in vitro to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, with mics > 32 mg/l, and all except one were resistant to ampicillin, most with an mic > 256 mg/l. one isolate was resistant to nalidixic acid (mic > 256 mg/l), but all of the others were sensitive, most with an mic of 2 mg/l or less. using antibiotic dis ...	1995	7788685
haemolytic uraemic syndrome following shigella dysenteriae type 1 outbreak in zimbabwe: a clinical experience.	shigella dysenteriae type 1 related dysentery outbreak in zimbabwe at the end of 1992 has been associated with an increase in the frequency of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (hus). in order to document this new clinical experience a retrospective study was undertaken to document clinical and laboratory features, treatment and outcome of children with hus. during the period january 1993 to june 1994, 96 children with hus were seen at the referral hospitals in harare. severe and prolonged anaemia was ...	1995	8591635
predictors of mortality in children hospitalized with dysentery in harare, zimbabwe.	to document the pattern of complications and identify risk factors for subsequent mortality in a hospitalized paediatric population during a shigella dysenteriae type 1 epidemic.	1998	10910572
antimicrobial resistence of shigella species isolated during 2004 and 2005 from selected sites in zimbabwe.	to determine the predominant serotype and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of shigella isolates during 2004 and 2005 in zimbabwe.	2006	20353132