Adherence to preventive measures after splenectomy in the hospital setting and in the community

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Coignard Biehler, Hélène ^a,b   Lanternier, Fanny ^a,b   Hot, Arnaud ^c   Salmon, Dominique ^a,d   Berger, Anne ^a,e   de Montalembert, Marianne ^a,b   Suarez, Felipe ^a,b   Launay, Odile ^a,d   Lecuit, Marc ^a,b,f   Lortholary, Olivier ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Institut Cochin   (France)

^e HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Immunization; Infection; Prevention; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; ROXITHROMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SPLENECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHILD; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPLENECTOMY; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054030244     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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