Asplenic patients need to be vaccinated against S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, and H. influenzae (type b) due to their inability to fight encapsulated bacterial infections.
Los pacientes asplénicos necesitan vacunarse contra S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis y H. influenzae (tipo b) debido a su incapacidad para combatir infecciones bacterianas encapsuladas.
| Text | Asplenics need to get vaccinated against the following organisms as they cannot fight encapsulated bacterial infections S.pneumonia::bug N.meningitidis::bug H.influenza::bug |
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| Extra | Management of asplenic patients Patient ID| Medic Alert® bracelet|necklace Immunization against S.pneumoniae N.meningitidis H.influenzae type B Elective surgery with vaccination 14 days prior Emergency splenectomy ↓ 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) 2 weeks after surgery ↓ 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 8 weeks after surgery 5 years later and at age 65→ revaccinate PPSV23 Meningococcal quadrivalent vaccine → once after 2 weeks and then every 5 years Hib vaccine → once after 2 weeks Inactivated influenza vaccination → Annually |
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