dc.contributor.author | Webb, Charles W. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Crowell, Karen | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Immunization against encapsulated bacterial pathogens decreases the incidence of post- splenectomy sepsis. Pneumococcal, meningococcal, and Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) vaccinations are indicated for patients after splenectomy. These immunizations should be given at least 14 days before a scheduled splenectomy, or given after the fourteenth postoperative day (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic review of RCTs for the pneumococcal vaccine; SOR: B, based on systematic review of clinical trials for meningococcal and Hib vaccines). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3589 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 55, no. 08 (August 2006): 711-712 | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | encapsulated bacterial pathogens | eng |
dc.subject | immunogenicity | eng |
dc.subject | sepsis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Splenectomy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Pneumococcal Vaccine | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Meningitis -- Vaccination | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Haemophilus Influenzae | eng |
dc.title | Which vaccinations are indicated after splenectomy? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |