Treatments for Shigella infections are limited, and it’s easily transmissible. The bacteria is able to spread antimicrobial resistance genes to other bacteria that infect the intestines.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Preventionto warn the public of an increase of a drug-resistant bacteria called Shigella.
Shigella infections known as shigellosis can cause a fever, abdominal cramping, tenesmus and diarrhea that is bloody. While typically shigellosis affects young children, the CDC says it has started to see more of the antimicrobial-resistant infections in adult populations — especially in men who have sex with men, people experiencing homelessness, international travelers and people living with HIV.
The CDC says patients will recover from shigellosis without any antimicrobial treatment and it can be managed with oral hydration, but for those who are infected with the drug-resistant strains there are no recommendations for treatment if symptoms become more severe.
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