Table 1

Shigella diagnoses by HIV status in England between 2004 and 2015, stratified by sex and travel association

Male (%)Female (%)Total (%)p Value
All Shigella diagnoses
 HIV positive815 (15)58 (1)873 (8)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown4718 (85)4678 (99)9396 (92)
 Total5533 (100)4736 (100)10 269 (100)
Non-travel-associated Shigella diagnoses
 HIV positive720 (21)31 (2)751 (14)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown2761 (79)1915 (98)4676 (86)
 Total3481 (100)1946 (100)5427 (100)
Travel-associated Shigella diagnoses
 HIV positive95 (5)27 (1)134 (3)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown1957 (95)2763 (99)4720 (97)
 Total2052 (100)2790 (100)4854 (100)
Non-travel-associated Shigella diagnoses
Shigella flexneri 2a
 HIV positive192 (26)8 (4)200 (21)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown543 (74)195 (96)738 (79)
 Total735 (100)203 (100)938 (100)
S. flexneri 3a
 HIV positive190 (31)6 (7)196 (28)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown426 (69)80 (93)506 (72)
 Total616 (100)86 (100)702 (100)
Shigella sonnei
 HIV positive242 (16)6 (1)244 (10)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown1246 (84)1113 (99)2359 (90)
 Total1488 (100)1119 (100)2537 (100)
Other Shigella
 HIV positive96 (15)11 (2)107 (7)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown546 (85)927 (98)1473 (93)
 Total642 (100)1473 (100)1580 (100)
Non-travel-associated Shigella diagnoses
 Age 16–20 years
 HIV positive6 (5)0 (0)6 (2)0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown115 (95)121 (100)236 (98)
 Total121 (100)121 (100)242 (100)
Age 21–40 years
 HIV positive399 (19)21 (2)420 (13)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown1655 (81)1161 (98)2816 (87)
 Total2054 (100)1182 (100)3236 (100)
Age 41–60 years
 HIV positive311 (24)15 (2)326 (20)<0.01
 HIV negative/status unknown996 (76)628 (98)1624 (80)
 Total1307 (100)643 (100)1950 (100)