Vaccine utilization and overwhelming post-splenectomy infection risk factors in two asplenia cohorts.

Haematologica

Allergy and Immunology Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.

Published: February 2024

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