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Shigellosis

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Shigellosis is the most common cause of bacterial dysentery seen in homosexually active men. In fact, a significant proportion of all cases of shigellosis has occurred in homosexual men in recent years. At New York Hospital, a retrospective study found that homosexual men comprised the majority of adult men with shigellosis; in Seattle, 30% of all cases of shigellosis occurred in this population.

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  1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, 10032, USA

    Daniel C. William

  2. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York, 10019, USA

    Daniel C. William

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  1. Biological Psychiatry Program, Lakeside Veterans Administration Medical Center, Chicago, 60611, Illinois, USA

    David G. Ostrow M.D., Ph.D. (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research) (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research)

  2. Psychiatry and Community Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 60611, Illinois, USA

    David G. Ostrow M.D., Ph.D. (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research) (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research)

  3. Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, Chicago, 60616, Illinois, USA

    David G. Ostrow M.D., Ph.D. (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research) (Coordinator, Associate Professor, Director of Research)

  4. San Francisco, 94117, California, USA

    Terry Alan Sandholzer (Writer and Lecturer) (Writer and Lecturer)

  5. Downstate Medical School, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 11203, New York, USA

    Yehudi M. Felman M.D., M.A., M.Phil., F.A.C.P. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Lecturer in Preventive Medicine and Community Health) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Lecturer in Preventive Medicine and Community Health)

  6. Bureau of Venereal Disease Control, New York City Health Department, New York, New York, USA

    Yehudi M. Felman M.D., M.A., M.Phil., F.A.C.P. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Lecturer in Preventive Medicine and Community Health) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Lecturer in Preventive Medicine and Community Health)

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William, D.C. (1983). Shigellosis. In: Ostrow, D.G., Sandholzer, T.A., Felman, Y.M. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Homosexual Men. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1164-5_9

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