A 3-year-old female asked:
4 years old daughter's stool dr report trace of blood wbc and rbc >20 no parasites. mucous +2 is dis shigellosis?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Cannot say: You list some partial results to stool testing.It takes a stool culture or special enzyme tests to confirm shigellosis.The results you have submitted are not specific to any diagnosis.
Answered on Apr 25, 2016
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