| 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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