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The Burden of Bacterial and Viral Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Despite 3 decades of progress made in the management of bacterial and viral infections in immunosuppressed allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients, major treatment challenges remain. Increased used of nonmyeloablative conditioning and improved methods of stem cell procurement have led to a shortening of the preengraftment neutropenic period in transplant patients [1-3]. As a result, immune suppression associated with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and the ever-frequent use of central venous catheters become the predominant risk factors for severe, often recurring, and sometimes lethal infections in the transplant population [3-5].

Source: Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.10.005

Authors: Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Russell E. Lewis, Kieren Marr

Institutions: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Subfield: Hematology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650