Infectious complications in bone marrow transplant patients.
Br Med J
; 1(5739): 18-23, 1971 Jan 02.
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| ID: mdl-4395326
In 11 patients receiving transplants of allogeneic bone marrow, the graft was successful in six. Nine patients developed infections, and six died-five of septicaemia and one of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Fifty individual infections occurred. Predisposing factors included severe underlying diseases, long-term exposure to resistant hospital organisms, heavy immunosuppressive therapy, and graft-versus-host disease. Gram-negative bacilli and Candida albicans were the most common causative organisms. In every instance of septicaemia identical organisms were isolated from blood cultures and simultaneously obtained stool cultures. Infection with exogenous organisms often occurred in patients occupying conventional isolation rooms. Isolation of one patient for 45 days in a laminar air flow room prevented infection with exogenous organisms.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Trasplante de Médula Ósea
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Infecciones
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br Med J
Año:
1971
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido