title: Life threatening infections in the asplenic or hyposplenic individual.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Downstate Medical School, Veteran's Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System (Brooklyn Campus), Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Larry I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Lutwick
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents