The standard of care in splenectomy patients involves the use of all the above vaccines except: (A) H Influenzae type b, (B) Meningococcal vaccine, (C) Pneumococcal vaccine, (D) Typhoid vaccine
Answer is D. Currently, the standard of care for postsplenectomy patients includes immunization within 2 weeks of splenectomy with: Polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine (PPV23), H. influenzae type b conjugate, and Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine Ref - Bailey and love 27e Liver p1175