[Triple shigellosis in the same patient contracted during operation "Turquoise" in Rwanda].
We report a case of shigellosis observed in a young French sanitary assistant, returning from a refugees camp in Goma after a 5-week stay. Three different species were isolated from stool samples: Shigella flexneri, S. boydii and S. sonnei. This observation raises the matter of a chemical prophylaxis during a short stay in developing countries where sanitary conditions are poor.
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Service de Biologie Médicale, HIA Val-de-Grâce, Paris.
Gérome
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Buisson
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D000328:Adult; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012432:Rwanda; D012761:Shigella boydii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Triple shigellose chez un même malade contractée pendant l'opération "Turquoise" au Ruanda.