Abstract | AIMS: METHODS: Patients who had undergone splenectomy between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1998 were identified. A questionnaire was sent to general practitioners to validate vaccine and antibiotic status for these patients. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | M H Kyaw, E M Holmes, J Chalmers, I G Jones, H Campbell |
Journal | Journal of clinical pathology
(J Clin Pathol)
Vol. 55
Issue 6
Pg. 472-4
(Jun 2002)
ISSN: 0021-9746 [Print] England |
PMID | 12037033
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Haemophilus Vaccines
- Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine
- Meningococcal Vaccines
- Pneumococcal Vaccines
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
(statistics & numerical data)
- Bacterial Capsules
- Child
- Haemophilus Vaccines
(administration & dosage)
- Health Care Surveys
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Meningococcal Vaccines
(administration & dosage)
- Pneumococcal Vaccines
(administration & dosage)
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
(administration & dosage)
- Scotland
- Social Class
- Splenectomy
(adverse effects)
- Vaccination
(statistics & numerical data)
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