Serious infection after splenectomy for the staging of Hodgkin's disease

Ann Intern Med. 1972 Jul;77(1):11-4. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-77-1-11.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Female
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / complications*
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / etiology*
  • Peritonitis / etiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Splenectomy*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents