African American Race Is a Newly Identified Risk Factor for Postengraftment Blood Stream Infections in Pediatric Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Highlights • African American race was associated with postengraftment blood stream infections • Cytomegalovirus viremia was also associated with subsequent blood stream infections • Neutropenia may have partly accounted for the excess blood stream infection after cytomegalovirus viremia

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Published in:Biology of blood and marrow transplantation 2017-02, Vol.23 (2), p.357-360
Main Authors: Sano, Hirozumi, Hilinski, Joseph A, Applegate, Kristy, Chiang, Kuang-Yueh, Haight, Ann, Qayed, Muna, Horan, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
African American race
African Americans
Allografts
Bacteremia - ethnology
Bacteremia - etiology
Blood and marrow transplantation
Blood stream infection
Bone Marrow Transplantation - adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications
Cytomegalovirus viremia
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Genetic Diseases, Inborn - therapy
Hematologic Diseases - therapy
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neutropenia - complications
Risk factor
Risk Factors
Viremia - ethnology
Viremia - etiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • African American race was associated with postengraftment blood stream infections • Cytomegalovirus viremia was also associated with subsequent blood stream infections • Neutropenia may have partly accounted for the excess blood stream infection after cytomegalovirus viremia
ISSN:1083-8791
1523-6536
DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.10.023