Publication details
Doporučený postup péče o pacienty s porušenou či zaniklou funkcí sleziny (hyposplenismem/asplenií)
| Title in English | Guidelines for treatment of patients with impaired or lost splenic function (hyposplenism/asplenia) |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vakcinologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | splenectomy; vaccination; stanby antibiotic therapy |
| Description | Impaired or lost function of the spleen (hyposplenism/asplenia) is associated with a lifelong risk of severe infections, mainly of bacterial aetiology. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae Type B and Neisseria meningitidis are the most important aetiological agents. The clinical guidelines hereby presented were developed by a collective of specialists in infectious diseases, with the aim of standardising the treatment of patients with impaired or lost splenic functions (with the exception of haematological and haemato-oncological patients, who are normally tended to by specialists in haematology/haemato-oncology) in Czech Republic. Prevention based on adequate education and vaccination is particularly emphasized. The issues of antibiotic prophylaxis and standby antibiotic therapy are discussed in a separate section. |