Shigella Bacteremia in a Patient with Visceral Leishmaniasis
Joint Authors
Tiruneh, Moges
Endris, Mengistu
Takele, Yegnasew
Woldeyohannes, Desalegn
Mohammed, Rezika
Diro, Ermias
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bacteremia due to Shigella is rare.
A 26-year-old HIV-negative male presented with a persistent high-grade fever of two months duration to the Leishmaniasis Research and Treatment Center of University of Gondar Hospital.
He was anorexic and had lost significant weight (from 76 to 57 kg in 4 months, BMI = 17.2 kg/m2).
He also complained of headache, chills, and rigor.
In the last one year, he was experiencing a few episodes of acute bloody diarrhea, the last episode being two months ago.
Microscopy from splenic aspiration showed Leishman-Donovan bodies with parasite load of +3.
The blood culture showed Shigella species, but the stool was culture negative.
The isolate was sensitive to most tested antibiotic discs, sulfamethoxazole, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, tetracycline, and norfloxacilin, except ampicillin.
Therefore, requesting blood culture for identifying unexpected type of organisms causing infections in patients with underlying diseases like visceral leishmaniasis should be encouraged.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Endris, Mengistu& Mohammed, Rezika& Takele, Yegnasew& Woldeyohannes, Desalegn& Tiruneh, Moges& Diro, Ermias. 2013. Shigella Bacteremia in a Patient with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Endris, Mengistu…[et al.]. Shigella Bacteremia in a Patient with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Endris, Mengistu& Mohammed, Rezika& Takele, Yegnasew& Woldeyohannes, Desalegn& Tiruneh, Moges& Diro, Ermias. Shigella Bacteremia in a Patient with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508249
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508249