title: Case report: fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy.
abstract: We report a fatal case of overwhelming pneumococcal infection in an asplenic young adult not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Italy. m.chironna@igiene.uniba.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chironna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sallustio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Robertis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quarto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Germinario
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines