Title of article
Two Cases of Vulvovaginitis Caused by Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei: a Case Report
Author/Authors
Bayramoğlu, Gülçin Department of Medical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Aydın, Faruk Department of Medical Microbiology - Medical Faculty - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Karagüzel, Gülay Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Ökten, Ayşenur Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , İmamoğlu, Mustafa Department of Pediatric Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Pages
3
From page
109
To page
111
Abstract
Vulvovaginitis caused by Shigella species (Shigella spp.) has rarely been reported. This paper describes two cases of prepubertal vulvovaginitis, pre- senting with a bloody and purulent vaginal discharge, separately caused by ampicillin-resistant Shigella flexneri and trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole- resistant Shigella sonnei. Our conclusions are that Shigella spp. is the potential cause of vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls in developing countries where these pathogens are endemic, and identification of the bacteria and making antibiotic susceptibility testing in these cases should not be overlooked.
Keywords
Shigella flexneri , Shigella sonnei , vulvovaginitis , prepubertal girls
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Record number
2686111
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