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Dysentery, Bacillary

Medical Definition:	DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrome severity and the infectious species. Group A: SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE (severest); Group B: SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; Group C: SHIGELLA BOYDII; and Group D: SHIGELLA SONNEI (mildest).
Guide Notes:	coord IM with specific organism (IM) if pertinent
Also Called:	Dysentery, Shigella boydii,Dysentery, Shigella dysenteriae,Dysentery, Shigella flexneri,Dysentery, Shigella sonnei,Shigellosis

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