shigella
shigella
introduction
Shigellosis is an infectious
gastroenteritis usually causing dysentery-type pattern
transmission of Shigella is by the faecal-oral route
ingestion of a very low number of bacteria can cause infection
incubation period is usually one to three days
cases remain infectious while bacteria are continuing to be shed in the faeces, which can last for up to four weeks after symptoms resolve, although rarely, the carrier state may persist for months or longer
appropriate antibiotic treatment usually reduces the duration of carriage to a few days and is an appropriate public health measure
high risk patients for Shigella in Australia
clinical features
acute onset of diarrhoea, fever, nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps
typically, stools contain blood, mucus and pus
some people will present with watery diarrhoea without these features
Dx
Rx
shigella.txt · Last modified: 2017/06/02 15:25 (external edit)