Effects of a Pharmacy-Driven Perisplenectomy Vaccination Program on Vaccination Rates and Adherence to Guidelines

BACKGROUND: Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection is a serious potential outcome for patients who have undergone resection of the spleen and is associated with a high mortality rate. The most common bacterial causes are the encapsulated organisms Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, an...

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Main Authors: Meier-Stephenson, Vanessa, McNeil, Shelly, Kew, Andrea, Sweetapple, Jennifer, Thompson, Kara, Slayter, Kathryn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152964/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25214656
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