Most common infections after splenectomy are: (A) Capsulated bacteria, (B) Uncapsulated bacteria, (C) Gram positive sepsis, (D) Gram negative bacteria
Answer is A. Oppounist post-splenectomy infection is caused by capsulated bacteria.Post-splenectomy septicaemia may result from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitides, Haemophilus influenzae and Escherichia coli.Bailey and love 26th edition pg: 1096