whats d treatment / care once we remove our spleen (OPSI)?!


Question: Whats d treatment / care once we remove our spleen (OPSI)?
Whats the treatment for Overwhelming Postspelectomy Infection -OPSI? I know its rare but Fatal.I wonder how and what to do with d removal of d spleen.

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# Causes of splenic infection includes:
(a). Most common
1. Streptococcus Pneumoniae (57%)
2. Haemophilus Influenzae (6%)
3. Neisseria Meningitidis (3.7%)
4. Salmonella (esp. in Sickle Cell Anemia)
(b). Other causes
1. Capnocytophaga canimorsus (dog exposure)
2. Group B Streptococcus
3. Bartonella bacilliformis
4. Eikenella corrodens
(c). Region specific (tick-borne illness)
1. Babesia (Babesiosis)
2. Ehrlichia
Treatment: First Line Antibiotics (usually used in combination with Vancomycin)
Consult your doctor.

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