What is it about?
Bacterial infections, which frequently heralds with sepsis, are the main cause of death and morbidity in splenectomized subjects, particularly in children. Vaccinations can contribute to preventing infections or make them softer, prompt therapy with appropriate antibiotics and supportive treatment can avoid or reduce the consequences of septic shock. The paper gives a comprehensive and critical update of the current literature on this field giving a personal opinion based on the large experience of the authors.
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This review article is not a simple report of the current literature but gives an authoritative opinion based on the critical revision of the most important articles and the personal experience of the authors.
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The authors suggest further researches to do to clarify some problems.
Prof. Giuseppe Leone
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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This page is a summary of: BACTERIAL INFECTIONS FOLLOWING SPLENECTOMY FOR MALIGNANT AND NONMALIGNANT HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES, Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, October 2015, Institute of Hematology, Catholic University,
DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2015.057.
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