Catalog

Bacterial colitis due to Shigella

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Link to WHO Definition

Bacterial colitis due to Shigella – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/704377697

This refers to inflammation of the large 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.