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Which is the commonest Post splenectomy infection?

A
Streptococcus pyogenes
B
Staphylococcus aureus
C
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
D
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
High-Yield Explanation
Ans is c ie. Streptococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common inf. in post splenectomy patient. * Schwaz 9/e writes -"The most common causal organism, accounting for as many as 50 to 90% of all OPSI * cases, remains pneumococcus. Meningococcus, H. influenzae type B, and group A streptococci follow in order of frequency."

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