Abstract

Recovery phase infection patterns in 55 patients who had undergone autologous blood progenitor cell transplantation (ABPCT) were evaluated retrospectively. The results were compared to those obtained in a group of 41 patients who received autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Fever related to documented or suspected infection developed in 38 of 55 patients in the ABPCT group and in 37 of 41 in the ABMT group (p < 0.05). The percentages of patients with positive blood cultures did not differ significantly (ABPCT, 8/55 vs. ABMT, 8/41, p > 0.05). However, fewer acquired systemic fungal infections (1/55 vs. 5/41, p < 0.05) as well as fewer days of antibiotic usage were observed in the ABPCT group.

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