Pneumococcal vaccination in splenectomised cancer patients
Omlin AG;Mühlemann K;Fey MF;Pabst T;;
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)2005Vol. 41pp. -
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Abstract
Although pneumococcal vaccination has been recommended in splenectomised patients for more than 30 years, its use remains unsatisfactory. We conducted two consecutive retrospective assessments to determine the rate of pneumococcal vaccination among splenectomised cancer patients at a single institut …