the fatality rate in the bacteremic cases is 37.3 % and reaches 89 % in the fulminant sepsis cases , which are observed especially in splenectomized patients : the spleen takes part in the host defences against streptococcus pneumoniae , together with the phagocytosis , the antibody production and the complement activation , essentially through the alternative complement pathway-activated c3b .
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host defences
C0031308
phagocytosis