<br>Clinical guidelines<br>Prevention of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen

Bożena Mikołuć; Ewa Bernatowska; Radosław Motkowski; Barbara Pietrucha; Beata Wolska-Kuśmierz; Małgorzata Pac; Magdalena Kurenko-Deptuch

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Clinical guidelines
Prevention of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen

Bożena Mikołuć

,

Ewa Bernatowska

,

Radosław Motkowski

,

Barbara Pietrucha

,

Beata Wolska-Kuśmierz

,

Małgorzata Pac

,

Magdalena Kurenko-Deptuch

(Centr Eur J Immunol 2007; 32 (4): 216-220)

Online publish date: 2007/12/10

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An impairment of all spleen functions is a matter of course in both congenital asplenia and asplenia caused by an injury to the spleen. There also exists a group of diseases which result in asplenia or functional hyposplenia. Absence or dysfunction of the spleen brings a higher risk of life-threatening infection. Preventive procedures for patients with congenital, acquired or functional asplenia involve three basic types of activity: vaccinations, chemoprophylaxis, and educating patients, their parents and medical personnel. In this paper we present recommendations for prevention of life-threatening infections in this group of patients.

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Clinical guidelinesPrevention of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen

Bożena Mikołuć , Ewa Bernatowska , Radosław Motkowski , Barbara Pietrucha , Beata Wolska-Kuśmierz , Małgorzata Pac , Magdalena Kurenko-Deptuch

asplenia, immunization, prevention

Clinical guidelines
Prevention of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen

Bożena Mikołuć

,

Ewa Bernatowska

,

Radosław Motkowski

,

Barbara Pietrucha

,

Beata Wolska-Kuśmierz

,

Małgorzata Pac

,

Magdalena Kurenko-Deptuch