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Hello Everybody. I have a question regarding resistance to bacterial
infections, actually two questions.

I was reading in a document downloaded from this very list site "Initial
Assessment and Follow-up Care of Celiac Patients" that "At diagnosis,
patient should get a Pneumovax, because it is very common for Celiacs to
have poor splenic function, which puts them at risk of developing
certain bacterial infections such as pneumococcal pneumonia and
meningitis".

I have never had this test, but I have noticed that every time I get a
cold, I end up picking up secondary bacterial infections, that drag on
and on and on..

So my questions are:
1) has anybody had this test? is it conclusive?
2) if the test shows an impaired spleen function, against which diseases
(apart from the two listed above) should I get immunized?

Thanks in advance.

Alessandra