Pneumococcal infection in patients with coeliac disease.

OBJECTIVES: Some patients with coeliac disease are hyposplenic. Splenectomy is a risk factor for pneumococcal infection. Our objective was to determine the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease - septicaemia, pneumonia or meningitis - in patients with coeliac disease. METHODS: We analysed routinely...

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Prif Awduron: Thomas, H, Wotton, C, Yeates, D, Ahmad, T, Jewell, D, Goldacre, M
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: 2008