PNEUMONIA IN ALLOGENEIC AND AUTOLOGOUS BONE-MARROW RECIPIENTS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Authors
GENTILE G MICOZZI A GIRMENIA C IORI AP DONATI PP CAPRIA S MARTINO P
Citation
G. Gentile et al., PNEUMONIA IN ALLOGENEIC AND AUTOLOGOUS BONE-MARROW RECIPIENTS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Chest, 104(2), 1993, pp. 371-375
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
104
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
371 - 375
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1993)104:2<371:PIAAAB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Pulmonary infections, which frequently occur during the early and late period following bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignan cies, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study the incidence, the infectious causes of pneumonia and the morta lity related to pneumonia in 130 allogeneic and 290 autologous bone ma rrow recipients are reviewed. Both the incidence and the mortality by pneumonia were far lower in autologous than in allogeneic bone marrow recipients.