Review of infectious prophylaxis in splenectomized patients in Menorca island, Spain

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 771-772

  Galán Álvarez, Pilar ^a   Berini, Elvira Oliva ^a  

^a Hospital Verge del Toro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Pneumococcal infections; Prevention; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SPAIN; SPLENECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 2242422687     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(01)72253-1     Document Type: Article

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