Abstract
The diagnosis of shigellosis is only rarely considered in the infant whose diarrhea commences during the first week of life. Haltalin1 reported six cases and reviewed seven others that had appeared in the literature up until 1967. Three other cases have been reported.2-4 We would like to describe an additional infant with onset of diarrhea due to Shigella flexneri infection on her second day of life. Case Report Patient C.E. (SLCH #72-6528) was admitted to St. Louis Children's Hospital at 36 hours of age with fever and bloody diarrhea. The mother had a third trimester urinary tract infection treated with parenteral ampicillin. No diarrhea was noted during her pregnancy.
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