Impact of microbial contamination of haematopoietic stem cells on post-transplant outcomes: A retrospective study from tertiary care centre in India.
Vikas GargParul KodanDeepam PushpamSameer BakhshiLalit KumarAtul SharmaGopila GuptaNitin GuptaPublished in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2021)
This study shows that there appears to be minimal impact of culture positive HSC on transplant related outcomes in terms of engraftment kinetics, duration of hospitalisation and day 100 mortality. Discarding of contaminated HSC may not be required, though on development of febrile neutropenia appropriate antibiotics should be administered based on sensitivity pattern of HSC culture. Larger prospective studies are needed to determine the clinical relevance of such contaminations. Emphasis should be laid on better infection control practices to minimise contamination rates.
Keyphrases
- stem cells
- drinking water
- tertiary care
- risk assessment
- healthcare
- primary care
- health risk
- heavy metals
- microbial community
- cardiovascular events
- human health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- chemotherapy induced
- cell therapy
- metabolic syndrome
- mesenchymal stem cells
- urinary tract infection
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- hematopoietic stem cell
- drug induced