Which is the commonest Post splenectomy infection?: (A) Streptococcus pyogenes, (B) Staphylococcus aureus, (C) Streptococcus Pneumoniae, (D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Answer is C. Ans is c ie. Streptococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common inf. in post splenectomy patient. * Schwaz 9/e writes -"The most common causal organism, accounting for as many as 50 to 90% of all OPSI * cases, remains pneumococcus. Meningococcus, H. influenzae type B, and group A streptococci follow in order of frequency."