Abstract
Purpose: To describe some subclinical characteristics of Shigella dysentery in children of the Gastroenterology Department at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in 2019 and review the results of treatment in these patients.
 Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on patients under 15 years of age admitted to the Gastroenterology Department at Vietnam National Children's Hospital.
 Results: The CRP index increased to 81.8%, of which the increase was mainly in the S.sonnei group. The rate of the most common bacteria strain is S.sonnei accounting for 87.1%, followed by S.fexneri 11.8%, S.dysenteriae encountered a case of 1.1%. No cases of stool culture resulted in S.boydii. The cure rate with Ciprofloxacin is 89.5%. The recovery rate is quite high, 93.3%, the percentage of patients who are also significantly better at 6.7% and there is no case of treatment failure.
 Conclusions: The number of leukocytes and CRP in the peripheral blood is increased in most cases. The main antibiotic used is Ciprofloxacin, the treatment effectiveness with Ciprofloxacin antibiotic is 89.5%, the cure rate is high and there is no case of treatment failure.
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