title: Spleen registry may help reduce the incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in Victoria.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Justin T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Denholm
authors.forename: Penelope A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Denis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Spelman
authors.forename: Paul U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Woolley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012042:Registries; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D003907:Dexamethasone; D010400:Penicillin G