SPLENECTOMY PROPHYLAXIS GUIDANCE
All patients are at high risk of infection in the immediate post-operative period – antibiotic prophylaxis should be started immediately post-operatively. Age at start of prophylaxis Duration First Line If Penicillin-allergic Adults (>16 years) Ideally lifelong. Minimum 2 years Amoxicillin 500mg BD Clarithromycin 250mg BD
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