Catalog

Bacterial enteritis due to Shigella

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Link to WHO Definition

Bacterial enteritis due to Shigella – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1955742846

This refers to inflammation of the small intestine due to infection of the genus Shigella, a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore forming, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Salmonella. which includes some species that cause dysentery.