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Shigella bacteremia in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Am J Gastroenterol. 1987 Apr;82(4):338-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87181604
Baskin DH; Lax JD; Barenberg D

Abstract: Bacteremic infection with Shigella species is extremely rare in adults. We report five cases of Shigella bacteremia in adult men that occurred at our hospital over a 2-yr period. Four of these cases occurred in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The fifth patient had evidence of cell-mediated immunodeficiency, but did not meet Centers for Disease Control criteria for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Shigellemia is a potentially fatal but treatable complication of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and should be specifically tested for and aggressively treated when present in this patient population.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Disease Susceptibility Dysentery, Bacillary/*COMPLICATIONS Human Male Septicemia/*COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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