title: [Warning about risk of invasive infections in splenectomized patients. Experiences from University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic, in 2011].
abstract: Syndrome of fulminant sepsis in splenectomized (overwhelming postsplenectomy infection - OPSI) is feared and often fatal infectious complication in patients after splenectomy. The risk of syndrome of fulminant sepsis in splenectomized in these persons persists lifelong and doesn't diminish during the time. Etiologically, encapsulated bacterias like Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae group b and Neisseria meningitidis are involved. As the mortality of syndrome of fulminant sepsis in splenectomized is very high, it is indispensable to educate and vaccinate persons in risk. The authors present case reports of three splenectomized patients who were hospitalized for invasive pneumococcal infection in the University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic, in 2011.
authors.affiliation: Klinika infekcnich chorob Lekarske fakulty MU a FN Brno, pracoviste Bohunice. pavel.polak@fnbrno.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Polák
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freibergerová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Husa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Slesinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Svoboda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sťásek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frola
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macháček
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult