Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Shigella sonnei.
- Author:
Nam Yong LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mrmicro@samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Shigella sonnei;
Urinary Tract Infection;
Urine
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Diarrhea;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Shigella sonnei*;
Shigella*;
Urinary Tract Infections*;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2002;5(2):137-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Shigella species usually produce self-limited gastrointestinal infections that rarely result in extraintestinal complications. Urirary tract infections (UTI) due to Shigella species are rare and Shigella sonnei UTI are particularly unusual. I report a case of asymptomatic UTI due to S. sonnei which was isolated from urine of a 56-year-old female complaining of fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain. S. sonnei was also isolated from stool of the patient. Shigella UTIs are reviewed.
