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- Shigella 4 species (S. sonnei high-income, S. flexneri low-income, S. dysenteriae 1 Shiga toxin HUS, S. boydii rare)
- Low ID 10-100 â explosive outbreak; daycare, MSM, fecal-oral
- Dysentery (è¡ + mucus + tenesmus + é« cramping + ç)
- Complications: HUS, toxic megacolon, reactive arthritis HLA-B27, Ekiri å
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- Treatment always: azithromycin or ceftriaxone (vs Salmonella healthy adult äžå¿
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- MSM cluster â multi-R, azithro preferred but rising R
- NO loperamide in dysentery (toxic megacolon)
- Vaccines in development; not routine