A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - S. boydii, S. dysentaeriae, S. flexneri, S. sonnei
Associated infections - enteric infection
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - co-trimoxazole, fluoroquinolones
Notes - many cases are self-limiting
References - Kotloff, K.L., Winickoff, J.P., Ivanoff, B., Clemens, J.D., Swerdlow, D.L., Sansonetti, P.J., Adak, G.K., Levine, M.M. (1999). Global burden of Shigella infections: implications for vaccine development and implementation of control strategies. Bull. world. Health. Organ. 77, 651-666.
