Epidemiology and Risk Factors for the Development of Infectious Complications in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study in Latin America.
Virginia BoveEloísa RivaJule VasquezCamila PeñaCristian SeehausCésar SamánezJustina BustosMarcos HernándezJulio FernándezOliday RíosYusaima RodríguezIrving FigueredoDorotea FantlLuis E Malpica-CastilloPublished in: JCO global oncology (2022)
Bacterial infections are a substantial cause of hospital admissions and early death in patients with NDMM. Antibiotic prophylaxis should be considered to reduce infectious complications in patients with MM.