Infectious Complications After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation for Hematological Malignancy.

Kathleen A LinderPhilip J McDonaldCarol A KauffmanSanjay G RevankarPranatharthi H ChandrasekarMarisa H Miceli

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Infectious complications were common after UCBT, especially in the first 30 days. Deaths from viral infections were fewer than expected. Delayed engraftment and nonengraftment continue to convey increased risk for fatal bacterial and fungal infections post-UCBT.

Keyphrases

umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
sars cov
cell therapy
risk factors
bone marrow
hematopoietic stem cell