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Author: DB Van Wyck ( )
Critical examination of the infectious risk following splenectomy raises questions about several widely held notions. True hazard of OPSI is difficult to quantify and probably underestimated, susceptibility is life-long, questionably altered by splenosis, and persists despite penicillin prophylaxis and vaccination against common pneumococcal serotypes.
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How to Cite: Van Wyck, D. (1983) “OVERWHELMING POSTSPLENECTOMY INFECTION (OPSI): THE CLINICAL SYNDROME”, Lymphology. 16(2).