Polymicrobial septicemia due to Shigella flexneri and pseudomonas aeruginosa: first report.
An invasion of the bloodstream by members of the genus Shigella is extremely rare. When it does occur, the etiologic agent is usually a single organism. A report of the first case of Shigella bacteremia that was complicated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis is reported.
D000368:Aged; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000302:isolation & purification