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• Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection — An overwhelming post splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare but rapidly fatal infection occurring in individuals following removal of the spleen. The infections are typically characterized by either meningitis or sepsis, and are caused by… …   Wikipedia

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