Shigellosis is a type of food poisoning caused by infection with the Shigella species. It is a major public health problem in developing countries where sanitation is ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMTgyNzY3LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>GastroenterologyShigellosisUpdated:Jun17,2019Author:JoyannAKroser,MD,FACP,FACG,AGAF;ChiefEditor:BSAnand,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsShigellosisSectionsShigellosisOverviewPracticeEssentialsBackgroundPathophysiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisShowAllPresentationDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesProceduresShowAllTreatmentMedicalCarePreventionShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAntibioticsShowAllQuestions&AnswersReferencesOverviewPracticeEssentialsShigellosisisatypeoffoodpoisoningcausedbyinfectionwiththeShigellaspecies.Itisamajorpublichealthproblemindevelopingcountrieswheresanitationispoor.[1]Shigellosisisspreadbymeansoffecal-oraltransmission.SignsandsymptomsCertainpopulationsareatanincreasedriskforshigellosisincludingchildrenindaycare,incarceratedpersons,internationaltravelers,homosexualmen,peopleinfectedwithhumanimmunodeficiencyvirus(HIV),andthosewholiveincrowded,unsanitaryconditions.Shigellosisfollowsaself-limitedcourserangingfrom3daysto1week.Itrarelylastsaslongasamonth.Symptomsofshigellosisincludethefollowing:AcutebloodydiarrheaAbdominalcrampingTenesmusUrgencyFeverOccasionalvomitingDehydrationSeePresentationformoredetail.DiagnosisAsampleofstoolforcultu