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Allen Cheng

MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD, is Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria.

Postsplenectomy infection Strategies for prevention in general practice

The spleen plays a crucial role in human defence against infection. Patients who are asplenic or hyposplenic are at increased risk of severe sepsis due to specific organisms. Overwhelming...


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