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Recurrent severe invasive pneumococcal disease in an adult with previously unknown hyposplenia

BACKGROUND: The risk of life-threatening and invasive infections with encapsulated bacteria is increased in patients with hyposplenia or asplenia. We report a case of recurrent invasive pneumococcal meningitis in a woman with previous unknown hyposplenia. She was vaccinated after the first episode o...

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Autores principales: Ballegaard, Vibe C, Schejbel, Lone, Hoffmann, Steen, Kantsø, Bjørn, Fischer, Christian P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0883-2

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