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