Blood Stream Infection Is Frequent during Conditioning but Does Not Impact Allogeneic Transplant Outcomes in the Modern Era

Bacteremia occurs frequently in the neutropenic period of early allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Effective strategies have been developed for the rapid diagnosis and management of bacteremia in immunocompromised SCT recipients. We analyzed the incidence of bacteremia during TBI-based myeloablative SCT to determine the impact on morbidity and mortality in a recent cohort of patients.