Publication details
Upozornění na nebezpečí invazivních infekcí u splenektomovaných pacientů. Zkušenosti z FN Brno 2011.
| Title in English | Warning about risk of invasive infections in splenectomized patients. Experiences from University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic, in 2011 |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | splenectomy; OPSI syndrome; vaccination; pneumococcus |
| Description | Syndrome of fulminant sepsis in splenectomized (overwhelming postsplenectomy infection, OPSI) is feared and often fatal infectious complication in patients after splenectomy. The risk of OPSI syndrome in these persons persists lifelong and doesn’t diminish during the time. Etiologically, encapsulated bacterias like Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae group b and Neisseria meningitidis are involved. As the mortality of OPSI syndrome is very high, it is indispensable to educate and vaccinate persons in risk. The authors present case reports of three splenectomized patients who were hospitalized for invasive pneumococcal infection in the University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic, in 2011. |