Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection: Is quality of patient knowledge enough for prevention?

Hematology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-80

  El Alfy, Mohsen Saleh ^a   El Sayed, Manal Hamdy ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Children; Postsplenectomy sepsis; Quality of knowledge

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLENECTOMY; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; VACCINATION;

EID: 1342330472     PISSN: 14664860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200328     Document Type: Article

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