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Query: UMLS:C0243026 (sepsis)
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We describe a 46-year-old splenectomized patient who died of Haemophilus influenzae septicemia 16 h following bronchoscopy. Although rare, postsplenectomy overwhelming sepsis is always a danger in splenectomized patients undergoing invasive procedures. Chemoprophylaxis should be considered in asplenic patients peribronchoscopy.
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PMID:Fatal Haemophilus influenzae septicemia following bronchoscopy in a splenectomized patient. 822 35