Open AccessPneumococcal infection transmission between family members with congenital asplenia: A case report
Author(s) -
Jumpei Shibata,
Kazuhiro Hiramatsu,
Tsuneaki Kenzaka,
Takehito Kato
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i24.4277
Subject(s) - medicine , asplenia , pediatrics , sepsis , splenectomy , streptococcus pneumoniae , bacteremia , intensive care unit , family history , antibiotics , spleen , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Asplenia, the lack of a spleen, can be congenital and increases susceptibility to severe infections caused by encapsulated bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae ( S. pneumoniae ). We report two cases of severe pneumococcal infection in two asplenic family members living in the same household.