Abstract
Pneumonia Caused by<i>Shigella sonnei</i>in Man Returned from India
Highlights
We describe a case of severe pneumonia caused by S. sonnei that developed in a man from Italy who had traveled to India
Bacteremia is reported as a gastrointestinal complication in infants in developing countries [4] or in immunocompromised adults [5]; pneumonia associated with S. sonnei is more rare but possible and has been described in malnourished children [4,6], in human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients [7], and in patients with chronic diseases [8,9,10]
In these cases, pneumonia is associated with bacteremia
Summary
Pneumonia Caused by Shigella sonnei in Man Returned from India To the Editor: Shigellosis is a cause of infectious dysentery frequently occurring in developing countries yet usually associated with diarrhea in travelers from regions where Shigella infections are endemic. Shigella sonnei and S. flexneri infections were reported to cause acute pneumonia in malnourished infants and, in these cases, were associated with severe prognosis and a death rate of 14% [3].
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