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Patients undergoing splenectomy require following vaccinations except

A
Pneumococcus
B
Gonococcus
C
Haemophilus
D
Influenza
High-Yield Explanation
Postsplenectomy septicaemia may result from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitides, Haemophilus influenzae and Escherichia coli. (Oppounist post-splenectomy infection (OPSI))If elective splenectomy is planned, consideration should be given to vaccinating against pneumococcus, meningococcus C (both repeated every 5 years) and H. influenzae type B (Hib) (repeated every 10 years).Ref: Bailey and love 27e pg: 1187

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