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Some studies have found a link between intestinal microbiota composition and development of GVHD.

Higher Microbiota Diversity Linked To Lower Risk of Mortality After Transplant

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March 12, 2020

Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation who have greater intestinal microbiota diversity may have a lower risk for mortality.

Prevention

CMV Exposure at Transplantation Is an Independent Predictor of Thrombotic Events

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Sweta Gupta

March 9, 2020

Donor cytomegalovirus seropositivity at transplantation was associated with an increased risk for thrombotic events post-transplantation.

GI Illness

Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Bloodstream Infection in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

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Infectious Disease Advisor Contributing Writer

February 20, 2020

Among recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), gram-negative intestinal colonization is highly predictive of bloodstream infections.

Hepatitis

Comparable Survival With Hepatitis C-Positive, -Negative Heart Transplant Donors

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Gary Rothbard, MD, MS

January 15, 2020

Patients who received heart transplants from hepatitis C virus-positive vs -negative donors were found to have comparable survival at 1 year and patients who developed transplant-related hepatitis C responded well to treatment.

Prevention

Untreated Oral Infection Not Tied to Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

January 15, 2020

Untreated chronic oral infection is not associated with post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant outcomes.

Hepatitis

Heart Transplants From HCV-Positive Donors Safe

January 13, 2020

Adult heart transplants from hepatitis C virus-positive donors appear safe, with no increased risk for adverse effects on one-year survival.

Pediatric Illnesses

Pediatric Recipients of Liver Transplant Often Undervaccinated

November 15, 2019

Many pediatric liver transplant recipients are undervaccinated.

Pneumonia

Early-Onset Pneumonia in Recipients of Liver Transplant

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Bradley van Paridon

November 13, 2019

Early-onset pneumonia with multidrug-resistant organisms is a major concern for patients who have received a liver transplant, and pre- and intra-operative risk factors influence its development, according to study data presented at The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’ The Liver Meeting, held November 8 to 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. In an…

Practice Management

Updated Guidelines and Recommendations for Safe Living After Solid Organ Transplant

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

November 12, 2019

Managing the risk for infection is one of the primary tasks in optimizing outcomes for solid organ transplant recipients.

GI Illness

New Emerging Viruses Causing Acute Gastroenteritis in Children With Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

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Zahra Masoud

November 11, 2019

The epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis pathogens identified from pediatric patients who have undergone allogenic hematopoietic cell transplant may be changing.