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Lung and Respiratory Diseases |
My spleen was removed last year05/05/2008 07:07PM |
How often do I need to get a pneumonia shot since my spleen was removed last year
Patients with spenectomy should get an initial pneumococcal vaccine followed by a booster in 5 years. Ideally, the first vaccine should be given prior to spenectomy, but this is not always possible. Additionally, patients with spenectomy should receive a meningiococcal vaccine; this is a new vaccine that has recently been developed.
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James N. Allen, Jr., MD Professor - Clinical Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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