Norovirus Infection in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome

Norovirus Infection in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome

Norovirus infections are increasingly being recognized as important causes of diarrhea in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the cumulative incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of norovirus infection in pediatric HSCT recipients. Am...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biology of blood and marrow transplantation 2012-12, Vol.18 (12), p.1883-1889
Hauptverfasser: Robles, Joseph Delano F, Cheuk, Daniel Ka Leung, Ha, Shau Yin, Chiang, Alan Kwok Shing, Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Caliciviridae Infections - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Diarrhea
Female
Gastroenteritis - etiology
Gastroenteritis - virology
Graft-versus-host disease
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Norovirus - isolation & purification
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Transplant complication
Treatment Outcome
Viral gastroenteritis
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Zusammenfassung:Norovirus infections are increasingly being recognized as important causes of diarrhea in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the cumulative incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of norovirus infection in pediatric HSCT recipients. Among 55 patients age
ISSN:1083-8791
1523-6536
DOI:10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.07.005