Spleen autotransplantation provides restoration of functional splenic lymphoid compartments and improves the humoral immune response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

After splenectomy, patients have an increased risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) or sepsis involving encapsulated bacteria such as pneumococs. The value of spleen autotransplantation after splenectomy because of trauma has long been questioned. Much attention has been given to th...

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Autori principali: Leemans, R, Harms, G, Rijkers, G T, Timens, W
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Blackwell Science Inc 1999
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905366/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10469068
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.00943.x
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