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. 2020 Jan;26(1):122-124.
doi: 10.3201/eid2601.181698.

Shigella Bacteremia, Georgia, USA, 2002-20121

Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo, Nadine Oosmanally, Siri N Wilson, Evan J Anderson, Suzanne Segler, Lynett Poventud

Shigella Bacteremia, Georgia, USA, 2002-20121

Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Shigella commonly causes gastroenteritis but rarely spreads to the blood. During 2002-2012, we identified 11,262 Shigella infections through population-based active surveillance in Georgia; 72 (0.64%) were isolated from blood. Bacteremia was associated with age >18 years, black race, and S. flexneri. More than half of patients with bacteremia were HIV-infected.

Keywords: Georgia; HIV; HIV/AIDS; Shigella; United States; bacteremia; bacteria; surveillance.

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