RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Early infection in post-autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 847
OP 852
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.42.8.20210236
VO 42
IS 8
A1 Roaa S. Gassas
A1 Ahmed N. Absi
A1 Abdulrahman A. Alghamdi
A1 Ahmed S. Alsaeed
A1 Sameer M. Alamoudi
A1 Ihab Y. Hemaidi
A1 Majed D. Alahmadi
A1 Walaa A. Rajkhan
A1 Mannar M. Khalil
A1 Saleem K. Dadah
A1 Ahmed S. Higazi
A1 Amani S. Ahmed
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/8/847.abstract
AB Objectives: To assess local epidemiology and risk factors for bacterial, fungal, and viral infections among the autologous bone marrow transplant population.Methods: This study is a retrospective correlational cohort design comprising 150 adult patients who underwent autologous transplants at Princess Noorah Oncology Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 2014 and 2020.Results: The study findings indicate that bacterial infection prevalence differed significantly across the different disease status pre-salvage as patients with the relapsed disease were more likely to have bacterial infections. The median of engraftment days differed significantly between those who had a bacterial infection and those who did not. Interestingly, previous pneumonia infection had a positive relationship with the number of hospital stays.Conclusions: Bacterial infections are the dominant type of infection among the autologous patient population. The research reflects authentic practice and reports unique characteristics of autologous transplant patients in terms of the prevalence and types of infection these patients experience.