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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;27(10):917-9.
doi: 10.1177/0956462415610275. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Invasive shigellosis in MSM

Robert L Serafino Wani  1 , Sarah A Filson  2 , Marie A Chattaway  3 , Gauri Godbole  3
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Case Reports

Invasive shigellosis in MSM

Robert L Serafino Wani et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Shigella flexneri is an emerging pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM); recent outbreaks related to sexual practices have been noted in this population in the UK and other developed countries. While the majority of cases of shigellosis present with gastroenteritis, some vulnerable patients with underlying immunosuppression can develop complications like bacteraemia and may present atypically as an acute surgical emergency. This case report highlights such a case of S. flexneri bacteraemia in a man who had sex with men.

Keywords: HIV; MSM; Shigella; antibiotic; diagnosis; sexually transmitted infection; treatment.

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  • Correspondence to invasive shigellosis in MSM.
    Ahmed N, Chung E, Morris-Jones S, Miller RF. Ahmed N, et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2017 Mar;28(4):421-422. doi: 10.1177/0956462417691441. Epub 2017 Jan 26. Int J STD AIDS. 2017. PMID: 28125923 No abstract available.

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