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For most people who are at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus (COVID-19), vaccination has significantly reduced this risk. All patients with absent or dysfunctional spleens should be fully vaccinated according to the national schedule. When a splenectomy is planned, individuals should ideally complete the vaccinations they require up to two weeks prior to their surgery. 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Splenectomy or functional asplenia; Significant developmental disabilities, including: Down Syndrome; Cerebral Palsy; Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) Receiving supports from Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) or Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely absent. All patients with absent or dysfunctional spleens should be fully vaccinated according to the national schedule. All people who are immunocompromised, or people who may be immunocompromised in the future as a result of disease or treatment, need to have a thorough risk assessment to determine their level of immunocompromise. incubation period: The time between exposure to an infectious agent and development of disease. Examples are chemotherapy, radiation therapy and oral corticosteroids. See immunocompromised. Anatomical or functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease): 1 dose if previously did not receive Hib; if elective splenectomy, 1 dose, preferably at least 14 days before splenectomy; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT): 3-dose series 4 weeks apart starting 612 months after successful transplant, regardless of Hib vaccination history But some people continue to be at high risk from COVID-19, despite vaccination.. As the response to these insults is limited and follows a stereotypical fashion, the imaging findings are mostly nonspecific with respect to the causative pathogen. Splenectomy The surgical removal of the spleen, called a splenectomy, is sometimes needed to treat a spleen injury, lymphoma, and autoimmune diseases like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura . elective splenectomy and persistent complement component deficiencies) 8,14 Chronic liver disease Diabetes Healthcare Vaccination is recommended for immunocompromised persons When a splenectomy is planned, individuals should ideally complete the vaccinations they require up to two weeks prior to their surgery. The additional dose for high risk infants is intended to protect them during the first year of life. 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Consider less common bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus in patients with recent surgery, central lines, and trauma.Mycobacterium tuberculosis should be considered in immunocompromised hosts.Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with travel to Lyme endemic areas.Treponema pallidum in HIV/AIDS and individuals with multiple sexual Inflammatory bowel disease (especially if concurrent Clostridium difficile) Toxic megacolon. Printer friendly version [25 pages]. Untreated HIV causes significant disease, beginning with an acute, self-limited viral syndrome and ultimately progressing to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with the time between initial acquisition of HIV and development of AIDS varying widely from a few months to longer than 10 years (). Chemotherapy . Most cases are acquired ("secondary") due to extrinsic factors that affect the patient's immune system. Untreated HIV causes significant disease, beginning with an acute, self-limited viral syndrome and ultimately progressing to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with the time between initial acquisition of HIV and development of AIDS varying widely from a few months to longer than 10 years (). 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