Infection · UKMLA & AKT

Shigella gastroenteritis

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise shigella gastroenteritis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

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  • Shigellosis is bacterial dysentery caused by Gram-negative Shigella spp., transmitted faecal-orally. Remarkable for an extremely low infectious dose (10-100 organisms), making person-to-person spread highly efficient.

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