Shigellosis Flashcards
other name for Shigellosis?
Bacillary Dysentery
Shigellosis with 1 infectious dose?
S. sonnei
most prevalent Shigellosis?
S. dysenteriae
Shigellosis in developing country?
S. flexneri
Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal disease primarily in humans and what animals?
Non-human primates
Is antibiotic resistance common in Shigella?
YES
A healthy man with shigella drinks lots of water. What can happen in 4-7 days?
It can be self-limiting
most prevalent risk factor of Shigella in Thailand?
renting accomodation
What drug became resistant for Shigella in men who have sex with men and homeless people (Oregon)?
azithromycin for S. sonnei
Is Shigella in the Philippines?
YES (1980-1984)
S. flexneri (most prevalent)
Shigella invades these 2 epithelium:
- colonic
- rectal
2 spp that produces Shiga toxin
[ df ]
1) S. dysenteriae
2) S. flexneri
Infectious dose of Shigella?
10 - 200
Shedding span of Shigella?
4 weeks
Main route of transmission of Shigella?
feco-oral