title: Hyposplenism and pneumococcemia. Visualization of Diplococcus pneumoniae in the peripheral blood smear.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*