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Pneumococcal and influenza immunization in asplenic persons: a retrospective population-based cohort study 1990-2002
BACKGROUND: Splenectomy is associated with increased risk for bacteremia, due to impaired clearance of bloodborne agents and to altered phagocytosis and humoral immunity. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients at risk for splenectomy for a 13-year period to determine immunization cove...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20649965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-219 |