The influence of splenectomy on the infectious complications and outcomes of people with HIV: marked, sustained elevation in risk of severe infection with bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Polizzotto
Mark N
MN
Jones
Penelope
P
Cameron
Paul U
PU
Spelman
Denis
D
Woolley
Ian J
IJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult