Fungal infection prevention after hematopoietic cell transplantation.

摘要

Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) recipients and candidates undergoing conditioning therapy should avoid substances, including certain foods (Table 7) that increase the risk of exposure to fungi (DIII). Growth factors (for example, GM-CSF and G-CSF) shorten the duration of neutropenia after HCT. However, a meta-analysis showed that use of growth factors did not reduce the attack rate of invasive fungal disease165 and, therefore, no recommendation can be made for the use of growth factors for prophylaxis against invasive fungal disease (CI).