Title
Care of the Asplenic Patient
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
N Engl J Med
Abstract
A 23-year-old man sustained abdominal trauma in a motorcycle accident that required a surgical splenectomy. He received the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) after surgery. Six months after his surgery, he calls his primary care provider because he has fever. What is the appropriate management? Are other prophylactic measures available and indicated?
Volume Number
371
Issue Number
4
Pages
349-356
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
General Pediatrics
PMID
DOI
10.1056/NEJMcp1314291