De Silva, J. R. S.; Sumanasena, S. P.; Wilegoda, M. S. S.; S K Arulmoly2, S. K.
(Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2001)
Shigellosis is the commonest cause of blood and
mucus diarrhoea among children1. In Sri Lanka
Shigella flexneri is the predominant serotype
isolated and S. dysenteriae takes the third place1,2.
Worldwide there is an ...