103. Evaluating The Appropriateness of Vaccine Administration in Patients with Splenectomy

BACKGROUND: The spleen removes microorganisms from the bloodstream and produces antibodies for enhanced immune response. Patients with asplenia are at increased risk for infections caused by encapsulated organisms and have a 6-fold increased risk of sepsis compared to the general population. Those t...

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Autores principales: Barsoum, Barbara, Rayn, Anan, Gozar, Martin, Jain, Sumeet, Ha, Lawrence, Donaghy, Henry, Doan, Thien-Ly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752246/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.181

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752246/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.181

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