1. Shigellosis linked to sex venues, Australia.
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O'Sullivan, Belinda, Delpech, Valerie, Pontivivo, Giulietta, Karagiannis, Thomas, Marriott, Debbie, Harkness, John, and McAnulty, Jeremy M.
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SHIGELLOSIS , *GAY people , *DISEASES - Abstract
From January 1 to July 31, 2000, 148 cases of Shigella infection were reported in New South Wales, Australia, compared with an annual average of 95 cases. Of reported cases, 83% were confirmed as Shigella sonnei biotype G infections; 80% were in homosexual men. Visiting a sex venue in the 2 weeks before onset of illness was the only factor significantly associated with shigellosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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