Vaccine coverage for recommended vaccines among splenectomised patients in Apulia, South Italy: a retrospective cohort study

Vaccine coverage for recommended vaccines among splenectomised patients in Apulia, South Italy: a retrospective cohort study

Objective Splenectomised/asplenic patients have a 10–50 fold higher risk than the general population of developing overwhelming postsplenectomy infection. To control this risk, these patients have to receive a specific immunisation schedule, before or in the 2 weeks after the surgical intervention....

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Main Authors:	Francesco Paolo Bianchi, Silvio Tafuri, Cinzia Annatea Germinario, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Antonio Di Lorenzo, Eustachio Cuscianna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023-03-01
Series:	BMJ Open
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e069316.full

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