Shigellosis and AIDS. Report of a case and brief review of the literature

Neth J Med. 1989 Feb;34(1-2):93-7.

Abstract

This report describes the fatal outcome of an infection with Shigella flexneri in a 39-yr-old man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The pertinent literature is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Colitis / diagnosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis / complications
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / diagnosis
  • Dysentery, Bacillary / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Shigella flexneri / immunology
  • Shigella flexneri / isolation & purification