| Complication | Associated bacterial agent | Comments |
| Bacteremia | Shigella species, Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter fetus | Particular concern in HIV-infected individuals |
| Hemolytic-uremic syndrome | Shigella species, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli | Shiga toxins are responsible for damage to endothelial cells and hemolytic-uremic syndrome |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome | Campylobacter jejuni | |
| Reactive arthritis | Campylobacter species, Salmonella species, Shigella flexneri |
