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Ligne directriceWHO consolidated guidelines for the management of common childhood illness: management of sickle-cell disease in children and adolescents
Année de publication2026
Institution émettriceWorld Health Organization

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In children aged older than 5 years with sickle-cell disease (SCD) who have completed pneumococcal vaccination series and do not have additional risk factors, such as prior invasive pneumococcal infection or history of surgical splenectomy, prophylactic penicillin is not recommended.

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