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A 25-year-old woman is admitted to the ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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Splenectomy patients are vulnerable against encapsulated organisms. Which commonly include Strep Pneumo, Niesseria, H. Influenza.

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ergogenic22  although Pseudomonas, Klebsiella are also encapsulated, strep pneumo is more common for pneumonia in a 25 year old F without other comorbidities +6
imgdoc  It is also easy to remember this, because patients who get a splenectomy need to be given conjugate vaccines for Streptococcus Pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, and H. influenza. +



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