FATAL HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE SEPTICEMIA FOLLOWING BRONCHOSCOPY IN A SPLENECTOMIZED PATIENT

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作者
GILLIS, S
DANN, EJ
BERKMAN, N
KOGANOX, Y
KRAMER, MR
机构
[1] HADASSAH UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT HEMATOL,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[2] HADASSAH UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT PULM,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[3] HADASSAH UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT ANESTHESIOL,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
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10.1378/chest.104.5.1607
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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We describe a 46-year-old splenectomized patient who died of Haemophilus Influenzae septicemia 16 h following bronchoscopy. Although rare, postsplenectomy overwhelming sepsis is always a danger in splenectomized patients undergoing invasive procedures. Chemoprophylaxis should be considered in asplenic patients peribronchoscopy.
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