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*Should also have pill-in-pocket broad-spectrum oral antibiotics to be taken in case of fever
*Should also have pill-in-pocket broad-spectrum oral antibiotics to be taken in case of fever


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|+Sample schedule for vaccination before planned splenectomy
!Week -10
!Week -2
!Week 0
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|Men-C-ACYW-135
4CMenB

Pneu-C-13

Hib
|Men-C-ACYW-135
4CMenB

Pneu-P-23
| rowspan="2" |splenectomy
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| colspan="2" |influenza, if appropriate season
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[[Category:Immunocompromised hosts‏‎]]
[[Category:Immunocompromised hosts‏‎]]
[[Category:Vaccination]]
[[Category:Vaccination]]

Revision as of 19:10, 15 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

4CMenB

Pneu-C-13

Hib

Men-C-ACYW-135

4CMenB

Pneu-P-23

splenectomy
influenza, if appropriate season