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[All persons without spleen should be given pneumococcal vaccine]. 1994

I S Aaberge, and H Nøkleby, and L O Frøholm
Avdeling for vaksine, Statens Institutt for Folkehelse, Oslo.

Splenectomized individuals run increased risk of developing overwhelming septicemia from encapsulated bacteria, especially Streptococcus pneumoniae. Polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine should be given to all splenectomized individuals above two years of age. Antipneumococcal antibody levels should be measured three to five years after the first vaccination, and persons with low antibody levels should be revaccinated. Splenectomized persons may be given a supply of penicillin V to enable them to start therapy while avaiting medical attention.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011008 Pneumococcal Infections Infections with bacteria of the species STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE. Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections,Infections, Pneumococcal,Infections, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcal Diseases,Disease, Pneumococcal,Diseases, Pneumococcal,Infection, Pneumococcal,Infection, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcal Disease,Pneumococcal Infection,Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001428 Bacterial Vaccines Suspensions of attenuated or killed bacteria administered for the prevention or treatment of infectious bacterial disease. Bacterial Vaccine,Bacterin,Vaccine, Bacterial,Vaccines, Bacterial
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D013156 Splenectomy Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen. Splenectomies

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