Reducing infectious complications after allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Andrea BacigalupoElisabetta MetafuniViviana AmatoEster Marquez AlgabaLivio PaganoPublished in: Expert review of hematology (2020)
Different infections occur in the early, intermediate and late post-transplant period, due to distinct risk factors. Improved diagnostic techniques, pre-emtive therapy and better prophylaxis of immunologic complications, have reduced the morbidity and mortality of infections. The role of the gut microbiota is under careful scrutiny and may further help us to identify high-risk patients.