Résumé
Children with asplenia or hyposplenia are at risk of developing overwhelming sepsis. Health care providers caring for children with asplenia should ensure the best outcomes by using preventive strategies that focus on parent and patient education, immunization, antibiotic prophylaxis and aggressive management of suspected infection. The present position statement offers current guidance on each of these issues and replaces a previous CPS statement, 'Prevention and therapy of bacterial infections for children with asplenia or hyposplenia', published in 1999.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 271-274 |
Nombre de pages | 4 |
Journal | Paediatrics and Child Health |
Volume | 19 |
Numéro de publication | 5 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - mai 2014 |
Publié à l'externe | Oui |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health