International audienceBackground: Guidelines that detail preventive measures against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and influenza are published annually in France to decrease the risk of severe infections in immunocompromised patients. We aimed at describing adherence to these guidelines by GPs in the management of their asplenic patients in France between 2013 and 2016.Method: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study between January 2013 and December 2016 in three French hospitals: asplenic adults were identified and their GPs were questioned. A descriptive analysis was performed to identify the immunization coverage, type and length of antibiotic prophylaxis, number of infectious epi...
Objectives: Most are aware of pneumococcal infection as a complication of splenectomy and the increa...
International audienceIntroduction: The risk of developing pneumococcal infections increases with ce...
The Dutch guideline for the preventions of infections in persons with (functional) hypo- or asplenie...
International audienceBackground: Guidelines that detail preventive measures against Streptococcus p...
Background Guidelines that detail preventive measures against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria me...
SummaryOverwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) remains a long-term risk in asplenic patients,...
Background: Asplenic or splenectomized patients have a higher risk (ranging from 10 to 50-fold) than...
Background Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a serious complication of asplenia. Cl...
AbstractThe asplenic patient is at risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) due to enc...
BACKGROUND: Splenic injury can occur through multiple mechanisms and may result in various degrees o...
Patients with anatomical or functional hypo-/a-splenia have a 10- to 50-fold higher risk of developi...
textabstractPatients with functional or anatomic asplenia are at a significantly increased ris...
International audienceBACKGROUND: Three main categories of persons are targeted by the French influe...
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, population-based influenza vaccination strategies are being developed to trac...
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, population-based influenza vaccination strategies are being developed to trac...
Objectives: Most are aware of pneumococcal infection as a complication of splenectomy and the increa...
International audienceIntroduction: The risk of developing pneumococcal infections increases with ce...
The Dutch guideline for the preventions of infections in persons with (functional) hypo- or asplenie...
International audienceBackground: Guidelines that detail preventive measures against Streptococcus p...
Background Guidelines that detail preventive measures against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria me...
SummaryOverwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) remains a long-term risk in asplenic patients,...
Background: Asplenic or splenectomized patients have a higher risk (ranging from 10 to 50-fold) than...
Background Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a serious complication of asplenia. Cl...
AbstractThe asplenic patient is at risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) due to enc...
BACKGROUND: Splenic injury can occur through multiple mechanisms and may result in various degrees o...
Patients with anatomical or functional hypo-/a-splenia have a 10- to 50-fold higher risk of developi...
textabstractPatients with functional or anatomic asplenia are at a significantly increased ris...
International audienceBACKGROUND: Three main categories of persons are targeted by the French influe...
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, population-based influenza vaccination strategies are being developed to trac...
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, population-based influenza vaccination strategies are being developed to trac...
Objectives: Most are aware of pneumococcal infection as a complication of splenectomy and the increa...
International audienceIntroduction: The risk of developing pneumococcal infections increases with ce...
The Dutch guideline for the preventions of infections in persons with (functional) hypo- or asplenie...