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Title: Why are asplenic children susceptible to systemic infections ? Post by: Steve8530 on Feb 14, 2022 Why are asplenic children susceptible to systemic infection (notably in the bloond) from Streptococus Pneumonia ande Haemophilus Influenzae ?
What is the capsule and how does it protect the bacteria described in this question ? Title: Re: Why are asplenic children susceptible to systemic infections ? Post by: bio_man on Feb 14, 2022 This susceptibility is caused by a failure of the immune response to these common extracellular bacteria when they enter the bloodstream.
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