Shigellosis is a form of bacterial diarrhea caused by gram-negative bacteria Shigella species. It is common in developing countries and ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutNCBIBookshelf.AserviceoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine,NationalInstitutesofHealth.StatPearls[Internet].TreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.StatPearls[Internet].ShowdetailsTreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.SearchtermShigellaAyshaAslam;ChikaN.Okafor.AuthorInformationAuthorsAyshaAslam1;ChikaN.Okafor2.Affiliations1BethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenter2CapefearValleyHealthSystemLastUpdate:August11,2020.ContinuingEducationActivityShigellosisisaformofbacterialdiarrheacausedbytheShigellaspecies.Itiscommonindevelopingcountriesandistransmittedviatheingestionofcontaminatedfood,poorsanitation,ordirectperson-to-personcontact.Itcanoccurinallagegroups,buthigh-riskgroupsincludetheveryyoung,theelderly,andimmunocompromisedindividuals.Shigellaisrelativelyresistanttoacidinthestomach,andfeworganismsarerequiredtocausethedisease.Onceingested,itmultipliesinthesmallintestinethenentersthecolon,whereitproducesshigellaenterotoxinsandserotypetoxin1,whichcausewateryorbloodydiarrhea.Clinicalmanifestationsusuallypresentbetween12hoursand3daysofingestionoftheorganismandtheaverageincubationperiodis3days.Symptomsincludehighfever,vomiting,diffusecolickyabdominalpainfollowedbybloodymucoiddiarrhea,andtenesmus.Theconditionusuallyself-resolveswithin5to7daysofonsetofsymptoms.However,theveryyoung,theelderly,andtheimmunocompromisedmaysuffercomplicationsorevendeathfromthisdisease.Thisactivityreviewstheevaluation,treatment,andcomplicationsofshigellosisandunderscorestheimportanceofaninterprofessionalteamapproachtoitsmanagement.Objectives:Reviewtheepidemiologyofshigellosis.Describestrategiesforpreventingshigellosis.Reviewthemanagementstrategiesforotherwisehealthypatientswithshigellosiswiththemanagementstrategiesforhigh-riskpatientswithshigellosis.Outlinestrategie