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Expert Perspectives on the Vaccination of Individuals Who Are at Increased Risk of Meningococcal Disease Due to Medical Conditions: A Podcast

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Patients with functional or anatomic asplenia, including sickle cell anemia; complement component deficiency; or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a significantly increased risk of developing meningococcal disease.
Oscar Herrera-Restrepo, Diana E. Clements, Wanda J. Conley, Gary S. Marshall   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bleeding Disorders in Children With Genetic Diseases: A Narrative Review

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 5, Page 1015-1024, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim The lack of data on bleeding risk assessment in children with genetic diseases is concerning given their increased care needs and risk of haemorrhagic complications compared to the general population. Identification of haemostatic disorders is crucial for implementing preventive measures and mitigating bleeding risk.
Raphaelle Cagol, Mariam Sbeity Barakat, Marjolaine Willems, Tasnime Akbaraly, Biron‐Andreani Christine, Isabelle Diaz, Alexandre Theron   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a spleen registry on optimal post-splenectomy vaccination and care

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Objective: To evaluate quality of patient knowledge and rates of adherence to guidelines amongst splenectomised patients registered to the Spleen Australia registry.
Sarah Luu, Claire Dendle, Penelope Jones, Samar Ojaimi, Ian J. Woolley   +4 more
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Pneumococcal purpura fulminans in asplenic or hyposplenic patients: a French multicenter exposed-unexposed retrospective cohort study

Critical Care, 2020
Background Pneumococcal infections remain the main cause of overwhelming post-splenectomy infections, and purpura fulminans may develop in almost 20% of patients with overwhelming post-splenectomy infection.
Damien Contou, Rémi Coudroy, Gwenhaël Colin, Jean-Marc Tadié, Martin Cour, Romain Sonneville, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Nicolas de Prost, for the HOPEFUL Study Group   +8 more
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Immunocompromised Status Definition in Observational Studies Using Electronic Health Records: A Scoping Review and a Proposal for a Phenotype Identification Algorithm

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Immunocompromised individuals experience an impaired immune function due to conditions that might be either congenital or acquired over the course of their lives. Epidemiological studies often rely on clinical definitions which, in some cases, benefit from being translated into machine‐readable algorithms for application to electronic health ...
Judit Riera‐Arnau, Nicoletta Luxi, Fabio Riefolo, Martín Solorzano, Irene Pazos, Elena Ballarín, Lise Skovgaard Svingel, Lorenzo Chiusaroli, Elisa Martín‐Merino, Elisa Barbieri, María Lopez‐Lasanta, Sima Mohammadi, Denis Rotta, Alexandra Pacurariu, Catherine Cohet, Miriam Sturkenboom, Carlos E. Durán, on behalf of the SAFETY‐VAC study consortium, Carlos E. Durán, Miriam Sturkenboom, Judit Riera‐Arnau, Nicoletta Luxi, Olaf Klungel, Patrick Souverein, Sima Mohammadi, Fabio Riefolo, Irene Pazos, Rosa Gini, Davide Messina, Giuseppe Roberto, Carlo Giaquinto, Elisa Barbieri, Luca Stona, Felipe Villalobos, Martín Solorzano, Carlo Alberto Bissacco, Antonio Gimeno, Beatriz Poblador, Mercedes Aza, Aida Moreno, Alejandro Santos, Vera Ehrenstein, Lise Skovgaard Svingel, Benjamin Randeris Johannesen, Cécile Droz‐Perroteau, Laure Carcaillon‐Bentata, Anna‐Mija Tolppanen, Sirpa Hartikainen, Thuan Vo, Anne Paakinaho, Blair Rajamaki, Hedvig Nordeng, Saeed Hayati, Mahmoud Zidan, Juan José Carreras Martínez, Arantxa Urchueguía Fornes, Elisa Correcher Martínez, Javier Díez‐Domingo, Mar Martin, Patricia Garcia‐Poza, Airam de Burgos, Belén Castillo‐Cano, Elisa Martín‐Merino   +62 more
wiley   +1 more source

64 MDCT 3D Assessment of Complex Congenital Heart and Bilateral Tracheal Bronchi: A Case Report

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2015
The tracheal bronchus manifests a variety of tracheobronchial anomalies. Bilateral tracheal bronchi are rare. Anomalous tracheal bronchus is usually asymptomatic.
Supika Kritsaneepaiboon, Supaporn Roymanee   +1 more
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Heme oxygenase-1 deficiency presenting with interstitial lung disease and hemophagocytic flares

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2020
Background Heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) catalyzes the metabolism of heme into carbon monoxide, ferrous iron, and biliverdin. Through biliverdin reductase, biliverdin becomes bilirubin.
Alice S. Chau, Bonnie L. Cole, Jason S. Debley, Kabita Nanda, Aaron B. I. Rosen, Michael J. Bamshad, Deborah A. Nickerson, Troy R. Torgerson, Eric J. Allenspach   +8 more
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Will Extended‐Valency Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Offer Enhanced Coverage Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease for At‐Risk Children?

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Robert Cohen, Corinne Levy, Naim Ouldali, Stéphane Béchet, Aude Estivaux, André Birgy, Isabelle Hau, IPD Study Group, Emmanuelle Varon   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease Phenotypes Using Upright Invasive Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) without resting pulmonary hypertension (PH) frequently experience dyspnea which is not explained by stationary assessment and therefore requires cardiopulmonary exercise testing for further diagnostic insight.
Pradhab Kirupaharan, Jehad Azar, Xiaofeng Wang, Yifan Wang, Alice Goyanes, Tereza Izakovich, Michael Z. Tong, Haytham Elgharably, Ihab Haddadin, Adriano R. Tonelli, Gustavo A. Heresi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A fetal case of asplenia with fulminant pneumococcal infection [PDF]

, 2004
We encountered a 14-month-old girl with asplenia who died of fulminant pneumococcal infection 2 hours after consultation. Inappropriate administration of an antibiotic for a few days prior to the onset of the episode may have been etiologically involved.
Shinohara, Tohru
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