Korean J Clin Microbiol.  2002 Sep;5(2):137-138.

Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Shigella sonnei

• Lee NY

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.

Keyword

Shigella sonnei; Urinary Tract Infection; Urine

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Diarrhea
Female
Fever
Humans
Middle Aged
Shigella sonnei*
Shigella*
Urinary Tract Infections*
Urinary Tract*