title: Chemoprophylaxis in asplenic adolescents and young adults.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; C044237:Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine; D010406:Penicillins; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial