The nurse working in a public health clinic will advise which of the following patients to consider receiving a pneumococcal vaccination due to the fact that he is included in the high-risk group for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)?
A) A child under the age of 12
B) A patient with functional asplenia
C) Any person over the age of 45 years
D) Any person who reports getting a "cold" every winter
Ans: B
Feedback: To reduce or prevent complications of CAP in high-risk groups, vaccination against pneumococcal infection is advised for people 65 years of age or older, immunocompetent people, people with functional or anatomic asplenia, people living in environments or social settings in which the risks of disease is high, and immunocompromised people.
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