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Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a global perspective by Tomblyn, M, Chiller, T, Einsele, H, Gress, R, Sepkowitz, K, Storek, J, Wingard, J R, Young, J-A H, Boeckh, M J

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Viral disease prevention after hematopoietic cell transplantation by Zaia, J, Baden, L, Boeckh, M J, Chakrabarti, S, Einsele, H, Ljungman, P, McDonald, G B, Hirsch, H

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Influenza Infections after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Risk Factors, Mortality, and the Effect of Antiviral Therapy by Nichols, W. Garrett, Guthrie, Katherine A., Corey, Lawrence, Boeckh, Michael

“…Background. Community-acquired respiratory viruses, such as influenza virus, are thought to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who had…”
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Aerosolized ribavirin: the most expensive drug for pneumonia by Chemaly, R.F., Aitken, S.L., Wolfe, C.R., Jain, R., Boeckh, M.J.

“…Dramatic, overnight cost increases of important orphan and generic medications have recently come under public and government scrutiny. We highlight the case…”
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Impact of early CMV reactivation in cord blood stem cell recipients in the current era by Ramanathan, M, Teira, P, Battiwalla, M, Barrett, J, Ahn, K W, Chen, M, Green, J, Laughlin, M, Lazarus, H M, Marks, D, Saad, A, Seftel, M, Saber, W, Savani, B, Waller, E K, Wingard, J, Auletta, J J, Lindemans, C A, Boeckh, M, Riches, M L

“…Several studies have reported an association between CMV reactivation and a decreased incidence of relapse for AML after adult donor allogeneic hematopoietic…”
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Combination Antifungal Therapy for Invasive Aspergillosis by Marr, Kieren A., Boeckh, Michael, Carter, Rachel A., Kim, Hyung Woo, Corey, Lawrence

“…Background. Aspergillosis therapy with amphotericin, azoles, or echinocandins is associated with substantial mortality, ranging from 30% to 80%, depending on…”
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Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a global perspective. Preface by Tomblyn, M, Chiller, T, Einsele, H, Gress, R, Sepkowitz, K, Storek, J, Wingard, J R, Young, J-A H, Boeckh, M J

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Comparison of conventional and molecular detection of respiratory viruses in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients by Kuypers, J., Campbell, A.P., Cent, A., Corey, L., Boeckh, M.

“…Background. Sensitive detection of respiratory viruses is important for early diagnosis of infection in patients following hematopoietic cell transplantation…”
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Effectiveness and safety of lower dose prednisone for initial treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease: a randomized controlled trial by Mielcarek, Marco, Furlong, Terrence, Storer, Barry E, Green, Margaret L, McDonald, George B, Carpenter, Paul A, Flowers, Mary E D, Storb, Rainer, Boeckh, Michael, Martin, Paul J

“…We conducted a phase III study to test the hypothesis that initial therapy with "lower dose" prednisone is effective and safe for patients with newly diagnosed…”
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Incidence and outcomes of bloodstream infections among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients from species commonly reported to be in over-the-counter probiotic formulations by Cohen, S.A., Woodfield, M.C., Boyle, N., Stednick, Z., Boeckh, M., Pergam, S.A.

“…Background Probiotic supplementation has been promoted for numerous health conditions; however, safety in immunosuppressed patients is unknown. We evaluated…”
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Sensitivity of blood and tissue diagnostics for gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients by Fisher, C.E., Alexander, J., Bhattacharya, R., Rakita, R.M., Kirby, K.A., Boeckh, M., Limaye, A.P.

“…Background Gastrointestinal (GI) cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is the most common manifestation of tissue‐invasive CMV infection in solid organ transplant…”
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Long-term acyclovir for prevention of varicella zoster virus disease after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation—a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Boeckh, Michael, Kim, Hyung W., Flowers, Mary E.D., Meyers, Joel D., Bowden, Raleigh A.

“…Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) disease occurs in 30% of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients who had a history of VZV infection. A safe and…”
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Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial of Aerosolized Ribavirin for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients by Boeckh, Michael, Englund, Janet, Li, Yufeng, Miller, Carole, Cross, Alan, Fernandez, Humberto, Kuypers, Jane, Kim, Hyung, Gnann, John, Whitley, Richard

“…Background. Respiratory syncytial virus infection of the upper airways may progress to fatal pneumonia in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. The safety…”
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Pre-existing invasive fungal infection is not a contraindication for allogeneic HSCT for patients with hematologic malignancies: a CIBMTR study by Maziarz, R T, Brazauskas, R, Chen, M, McLeod, A A, Martino, R, Wingard, J R, Aljurf, M, Battiwalla, M, Dvorak, C C, Geroge, B, Guinan, E C, Hale, G A, Lazarus, H M, Lee, J-W, Liesveld, J L, Ramanathan, M, Reddy, V, Savani, B N, Smith, F O, Strasfeld, L, Taplitz, R A, Ustun, C, Boeckh, M J, Gea-Banacloche, J, Lindemans, C A, Auletta, J J, Riches, M L

“…Patients with prior invasive fungal infection (IFI) increasingly proceed to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT). However, little is known…”
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Human herpesvirus 6B reactivation and delirium are frequent and associated events after cord blood transplantation by Hill, J A, Boeckh, M, Leisenring, W M, Xie, H, Adler, A L, Huang, M-L, Fann, J R, Delaney, C, Zerr, D M

“…Human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) frequently reactivates after cord blood transplantation (CBT). We previously reported an association between HHV-6B reactivation…”
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Herpes zoster incidence in a multicenter cohort of solid organ transplant recipients by Pergam, S.A., Forsberg, C.W., Boeckh, M.J., Maynard, C., Limaye, A.P., Wald, A., Smith, N.L., Young, B.A.

“…S.A. Pergam, C.W. Forsberg, M.J. Boeckh, C. Maynard, A.P. Limaye, A. Wald, N.L. Smith, B.A. Young. Herpes zoster incidence in a multicenter cohort of solid…”
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Rhinovirus as a cause of fatal lower respiratory tract infection in adult stem cell transplantation patients: a report of two cases by Gutman, J A, Peck, A J, Kuypers, J, Boeckh, M

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Timing and severity of community acquired respiratory virus infections after myeloablative versus non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Schiffer, Joshua T, Kirby, Kate, Sandmaier, Brenda, Storb, Rainer, Corey, Lawrence, Boeckh, Michael

“…1 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 2 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Correspondence: Joshua T. Schiffer, M.D., Fred Hutchinson…”
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Invasive Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: high rate of recurrence and mortality after hematopoietic cell transplantation by HAKKI, M, LIMAYE, A. P, KIM, H. W, KIRBY, K. A, COREY, L, BOECKH, M

“…Limited data exist regarding the incidence and factors associated with outcome of invasive Pseudomonal infections in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). A…”
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Cytomegalovirus infection and ganciclovir resistance caused by UL97 mutations in pediatric transplant recipients by Kim, Y.-J., Boeckh, M., Cook, L., Stempel, H., Jerome, K.R., Boucek Jr, R., Burroughs, L., Englund, J.A.

“…Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may cause serious disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and solid organ transplantation (SOT), but…”
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