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Published on: February 9, 2024
Shigella bacteraemia over a decade in Soweto, South Africa
N E C G Davies1, A S Karstaedt
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Bertsham 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract:
Shigella infection rarely penetrates beyond the intestinal mucosa to cause bacteraemia. AIDS patients may be at increased risk. We investigated Shigella bacteraemia rates over a decade in a South African population with a high HIV prevalence and analysed presentation and outcome. A retrospective cohort analysis was performed for hospitalized patients for 2003-2006. The rates were compared to those for 1996-1998. Adult medical rates decreased from 0.195/1000 in 1996-1998 to 0.087/1000 admissions in 2003-2006, and paediatric rates were 0.807/1000 and 0.809/1000 admissions, respectively. Twenty patients were children (median age 7 months) and 14 were adults (median age 41 years). The main clinical presentations were acute (
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