SHIGELLEMIA IN AIDS PATIENTS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Shigella bacteremia in adult patients is rare and is usually associate d with immunosuppressive diseases. To date, 12 HIV-positive patients w ith Shigella bacteremia have been reported in the medical literature. We report a case of Shigella dysenteriae bacteremia in a 39-year-old H IV-positive patient. Although the patient presented with bloody and wa tery diarrhea, stool cultures failed to grow enteric pathogens. The pa tient responded well to appropriate antibiotic therapy.