<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Asplenia and infection risk</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/research/Asplenia_and_infection_risk</link><description>Unbound MEDLINE is a service provided by Unbound Medicine, Inc. that includes data and services from the U.S. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE® and PubMed® databases.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Unbound Medicine, Inc.</copyright><item><title>Randomised revaccination with pneumococcal polysaccharide or conjugate vaccine in asplenic children previously vaccinated with polysaccharide vaccine.</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17576024/full_citation/Randomised_revaccination_with_pneumococcal_polysaccharide_or_conjugate_vaccine_in_asplenic_children_previously_vaccinated_with_polysaccharide_vaccine_</link><description>Smets F, Bourgois A, Vermylen C, et al. <br/><span class="title">Randomised revaccination with pneumococcal polysaccharide or conjugate vaccine in asplenic children previously vaccinated with polysaccharide vaccine. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]</span><br/><span class="source" title="">Vaccine 2007 Jun 4.</span><br/> <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17576024/abstract/Randomised_revaccination_with_pneumococcal_polysaccharide_or_conjugate_vaccine_in_asplenic_children_previously_vaccinated_with_polysaccharide_vaccine_">Abstract</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17576024/full_citation/Randomised_revaccination_with_pneumococcal_polysaccharide_or_conjugate_vaccine_in_asplenic_children_previously_vaccinated_with_polysaccharide_vaccine_">Full Citation</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/related/17576024/Randomised_revaccination_with_pneumococcal_polysaccharide_or_conjugate_vaccine_in_asplenic_children_previously_vaccinated_with_polysaccharide_vaccine_">Find Related Articles</a> </description></item><item><title>Increased risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17488489/full_citation/Increased_risk_for_invasive_pneumococcal_diseases_in_children_with_acute_lymphoblastic_leukaemia_</link><description>Meisel R, Toschke AM, Heiligensetzer C, et al. <br/><span class="title">Increased risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. [Journal Article]</span><br/><span class="source" title="British journal of haematology">Br J Haematol 2007 Jun; 137(5):457-60.</span><br/> <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17488489/abstract/Increased_risk_for_invasive_pneumococcal_diseases_in_children_with_acute_lymphoblastic_leukaemia_">Abstract</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17488489/full_citation/Increased_risk_for_invasive_pneumococcal_diseases_in_children_with_acute_lymphoblastic_leukaemia_">Full Citation</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/related/17488489/Increased_risk_for_invasive_pneumococcal_diseases_in_children_with_acute_lymphoblastic_leukaemia_">Find Related Articles</a> </description></item><item><title>Prevention and treatment of travel-related infections in compromised hosts.</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16940868/full_citation/Prevention_and_treatment_of_travel_related_infections_in_compromised_hosts_</link><description>McCarthy AE, Mileno MD <br/><span class="title">Prevention and treatment of travel-related infections in compromised hosts. [Journal Article]</span><br/><span class="source" title="Current opinion in infectious diseases.">Curr Opin Infect Dis 2006 Oct; 19(5):450-5.</span><br/> <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16940868/abstract/Prevention_and_treatment_of_travel_related_infections_in_compromised_hosts_">Abstract</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16940868/full_citation/Prevention_and_treatment_of_travel_related_infections_in_compromised_hosts_">Full Citation</a> | <a href="http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm%3fan=00001432-200610000-00009">Publisher Full Text</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/related/16940868/Prevention_and_treatment_of_travel_related_infections_in_compromised_hosts_">Find Related Articles</a> </description></item><item><title>The prevention and treatment of bacterial infections in children with asplenia or hyposplenia: practice considerations at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16333816/full_citation/The_prevention_and_treatment_of_bacterial_infections_in_children_with_asplenia_or_hyposplenia:_practice_considerations_at_the_Hospital_for_Sick_Children_Toronto_</link><description>Price VE, Dutta S, Blanchette VS, et al. <br/><span class="title">The prevention and treatment of bacterial infections in children with asplenia or hyposplenia: practice considerations at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. [Journal Article, Review]</span><br/><span class="source" title="Pediatric blood &amp; cancer.">Pediatr Blood Cancer 2006 May 1; 46(5):597-603.</span><br/> <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16333816/abstract/The_prevention_and_treatment_of_bacterial_infections_in_children_with_asplenia_or_hyposplenia:_practice_considerations_at_the_Hospital_for_Sick_Children_Toronto_">Abstract</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16333816/full_citation/The_prevention_and_treatment_of_bacterial_infections_in_children_with_asplenia_or_hyposplenia:_practice_considerations_at_the_Hospital_for_Sick_Children_Toronto_">Full Citation</a> | <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.20477">Publisher Full Text</a> | <a href="http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/related/16333816/The_prevention_and_treatment_of_bacterial_infections_in_children_with_asplenia_or_hyposplenia:_practice_considerations_at_the_Hospital_for_Sick_Children_Toronto_">Find Related Articles</a> </description></item><item><title>Pneumococcal vaccination policy in Europe.</title><link>http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16280609/full_citation/Pneumococcal_vaccination_policy_in_Europe_</link><description>Pebody R, Leino T, Nohynek H, et al. <br/><span class="title">Pneumococcal vaccination policy in Europe. 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