Case report: fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy.
We report a fatal case of overwhelming pneumococcal infection in an asplenic young adult not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae).
Chironna
M
M
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Italy. m.chironna@igiene.uniba.it
Sallustio
A
A
De Robertis
A
A
Quarto
M
M
Germinario
C
C
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae
D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines