title: [29-year-old man treated with splenectomy died of pneumococcal sepsis. Important that pneumococcal vaccination of splenectomised is not forgotten].
authors.affiliation: Infektionskliniken, Skånes universitetssjukhus, Lund. Simon.Werner@skane.se
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Dag
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winstedt
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines