Case-Control Study of Shigellosis in San Francisco: The Role of Sexual Transmission and HIV Infection | Zendy

Tomás Aragón | Zendy; Duc J. Vugia | Zendy; Sue Shallow | Zendy; M Samuel | Zendy; Arthur Reingold | Zendy; F. J. ANGULO | Zendy; Williamson Z. Bradford | Zendy

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Case-Control Study of Shigellosis in San Francisco: The Role of Sexual Transmission and HIV Infection

Author(s) -

Tomás Aragón,

Duc J. Vugia,

Sue Shallow,

M Samuel,

Arthur Reingold,

F. J. ANGULO,

Williamson Z. Bradford

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/510593

Subject(s) - shigellosis , medicine , men who have sex with men , shigella , population , transmission (telecommunications) , odds ratio , epidemiology , confidence interval , immunology , environmental health , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , syphilis , biochemistry , escherichia coli , sociology , electrical engineering , gene , engineering

Shigella species infect approximately 450,000 persons annually in the United States. Person-to-person transmission of Shigella species, which have a low infectious dose, occurs frequently, particularly in areas with poor sanitation and hygiene. Sexual transmission of Shigella species among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been inferred from outbreaks of shigellosis among that population, and limited studies have suggested the importance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection as a risk factor for shigellosis. No population-based study of sporadic shigellosis has evaluated the role of sexual practices (especially among MSM) and HIV infection along with other established risk factors for shigellosis.

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