Abstract
A study of the registered number of Shigella infections in Amsterdam for the period 1997-2001 revealed that in 2001, there was an increase in the number of homosexual patients with oral-anal contacts as source for their infections. All of these infections were caused by subtype Shigella sonnei. The infections were not associated with a specific meeting place for homosexual men. A relationship with an underlying HIV-infection is likely.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Dysentery, Bacillary / complications
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Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology
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Dysentery, Bacillary / transmission*
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HIV Infections / complications
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HIV Infections / epidemiology
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Homosexuality, Male
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Humans
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Male
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Netherlands / epidemiology
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Safe Sex
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / complications
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / transmission*
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Shigella sonnei*