Dysentery, bacillary

Shigella sp Shigellosis bacillary dysentery acute diarrhea... 

Shiga toxin is produced (i) by Shigella cfysenterica, the cause of bacillary dysentery, (ii) by certain E. coli strains (EHEC, enterohaemorrhagic E. coli cause of the... 

Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp, aerogenes produce acid from lactose on this medium, altering the colour of the indicator, and also adsorb some of the indicator which may be precipitated around the growing cells. The organisms causing typhoid and paratyphoid fever and bacillary dysentery do not ferment lactose, and colonies of these organisms appear transparent. 

Shigella shiga, Sh. flexneri, Sh. sonnei and Sh. boydii are the causes of bacillary dysentery. 

Paromomycin finds special use in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis (it is amoebicidal against histolytica) and of acute bacillary dysentery. 

DuPont H. Shigella species (bacillary dysentery). IN Mandell GL, Bennett JE, and Dolin R, (eds.) Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed. New York Churchill Livingstone 2004 2655. 

If untreated, bacillary dysentery usually lasts about 1 week (range 1 to 30 days). 

Shigellosis is usually a self-limiting disease. Most patients recover in 4 to 7 days. Treatment of bacillary dysentery generally includes correction of fluid and electrolyte disturbances and, occasionally, antimicrobials. 

Shigellosis Bacillary dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella, often occurring in epidemic patterns. 

This is mainly employed for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections e.g. bacillary dysentery, giardiasis, bacterial enteritis etc. 

It is indicated in bacterial enteritis, diarrhoea, giardiasis and bacillary dysentery. 

Lythrum salicaria L. L. salicaria L. var. glabrum Ledeb. Qian Qu Cai (Purple loosestrife) (aerial part) Tannins, salicarin, chlorogenic acid, cyanidin-3-monogalactoside, ellagic acid, malvidin, malvin, orientin, vitexin.50-72 Astringent, styptic, treat bacillary dysentery. 

Shigellosis is usually a self-limiting disease. Most patients recover in 4 to 7 days. Treatment of bacillary dysentery generally includes correction of fluid and electrolyte disturbances and, occasionally, antimicrobials. Antimicrobials are indicated in the infirm, those who are immunocompromised, children in daycare centers, the elderly, malnourished children, and healthcare workers. Antimicrobials may shorten the period of fecal shedding and attennate the clinical illness. 

Bacteria are both harmful and beneficial. They degrade the waste-products produced by society. They are used in wastewater treatment plants— thus, they are beneficial. On the other hand, they can also be pathogenic. The bacteria. Salmonella typhosa, causes typhoid fever Shigella flexneri causes bacillary dysentery. Clostridium tetani excretes toxins producing tetanus. Clostridium botulinum excretes the toxin causing botulism. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the agent for diphtheria. 

Shigella flexneri—Pathogenic bacterium that causes bacillary dysentery. 

Disadvantages are that drug distribution may be uneven, and in some diseases of the gut the whole thickness of the wall is affected (severe bacillary dysentery, typhoid) and effective blood concentrations (as well as luminal concentrations) may be needed. 

Colitis in the rectosigmoid mucosa, with concomitant malabsorption, results in the characteristic sign of bacillary dysentery diarrhea tinged with blood and mucus. Shigellosis can be correctly diagnosed in most patients on the basis of fresh blood in the stool however, watery, mucoid diarrhea may be the only symptom of many Shigella infections. This disease differs from profuse watery diarrhea, as is commonly seen in choleraic diarrhea or in enterotoxigenic... 

Antimotility agents such as diphenoxylate are not recommended because they can worsen bacillary dysentery and could be involved in the development of toxic dilatation of the colon. Oral vaccines currently in development contain attenuated strains of Shigella and provide protection against shigellosis in human challenges. ... 

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