A person returns to Delhi from Bangladesh after 2 days and has diarrhoea. Stool examination shows RBC&;s in the stool. The likely organism is
Correct Answer: Shigella dysenteriae
Description: Shigellae cause bacillary dysentery. Infection occurs by ingestion.The minimum infective dose is low-as few as 10-100 bacilli are capable of initiating the disease. Sho incubation period. Clinical features - Frequent passage of loose, scanty faeces containing blood and mucus along with abdominal cramps and tenesmus. Ref: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology, 9th edition; pg no: 286, 287
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