Pre-Engraftment Bloodstream Infections after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: the Impact of T-Repleted Transplant From Haploidentical Donors.

• Pre-engraftment bloodstream infections (BSI) affected 30% of allogenic HCT recipients• The risk was the highest in case of T-repleted haploidentical transplants• Gram-negative BSI, particularly if carbapenem-resistant, had negative impact on survival

Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - August 28, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Malgorzata Mikulska, Anna Maria Raiola, Federica Galaverna, Elisa Balletto, Maria Lucia Borghesi, Riccardo Varaldo, Francesca Gualandi, Livia Giannoni, Giordana Pastori, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Alessio Signori, Valerio Del Bono, Claudio Viscoli, Andrea Source Type: research