Research Article

Assessment of Postvaccine Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients with Asplenia, including an Analysis of Its Impact on Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Incidence of Infections

Table 3

Characteristics of the group of tested postsplenectomy patients () in relation to the reaction to vaccination and the occurring bacterial infections.

The reaction to vaccination
Increased titers ( all with asplenia)No changes in titers ( all with asplenia)Decreased titers ( all with asplenia)

SexWomen14/56%8/72.7%4/100%
Men11/44%3/27.3%

Age (years)Average ± SD
Median442661,5

Time from splenectomy (years)Average ± SD
Median245

The age at which the splenectomy was performedAverage ± SD
Median411853

InfectionsFrequent >1 per month5/20%7/63.6%3/75%
Rare ≤1 per month20/80%4/36.4%1/25%