학술논문
Splenectomised Hodgkin lymphoma patients: does severe pneumococcal disease pose a problem today and what is the best long-term strategy?
Document Type
Letter
Source
Subject
*HODGKIN'S disease
*SPLENECTOMY
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*STREPTOCOCCAL diseases
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*DISEASE incidence
*STREPTOCOCCUS
*CANCER patients
*ABDOMINAL surgery
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*LONGITUDINAL method
*PROPORTIONAL hazards models
*DISEASE complications
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ISSN
0284-186X
Abstract
The article focuses on assessing severe pneumococcal disease risks in splenectomized Hodgkin lymphoma patients from 1973 to 1995 in Sweden. Topics include the historical context of splenectomy, varying prophylactic measures in different countries, and the decreasing incidence of severe pneumococcal infections in more recent decades among splenectomized patients in Sweden.