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== Further Reading ==

* [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-3-vaccination-specific-populations/page-7-immunization-persons-with-chronic-diseases.html#p3c6a2 Canadian Immunization Guide: Asplenia or hyposplenia]

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Revision as of 21:24, 29 August 2020

  • Can receive all routine vaccines, including live vaccines
  • Try to complete vaccines at least 2 weeks before splenectomy, or wait at least 2 weeks after vaccination to start
  • Vaccines specifically recommended in asplenia or hyposplenia:
    • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), one dose
    • Neisseria meningitidis:
      • Quadrivalent Men-C-ACYW-135, two doses 8 weeks apart
      • 4CMenB, two doses 4 weeks apart
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae: Pneu-C-13, one dose, followed in 8 weeks by Pneu-P-23, one dose
    • Influenza (annually)
    • If transfusion-dependent: hepatitis A and B vaccines
  • Should also have pill-in-pocket broad-spectrum oral antibiotics to be taken in case of fever
Sample schedule for vaccination before planned splenectomy
Week -10 Week -2 Week 0
Men-C-ACYW-135 Men-C-ACYW-135 splenectomy
4CMenB 4CMenB
Pneu-C-13 Pneu-P-23
Hib
influenza, if appropriate season

Further Reading