Compliance with immunizations in splenectomized individuals with hereditary spherocytosis

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 865-867

  Grace, Rachael F ^a,b,c   Mednick, Rachel E ^a   Neufeld, Ellis J ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hereditary spherocytosis; Immunizations; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SPLENECTOMY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650475369     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21961     Document Type: Article

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