Clinical features of febrile neutropenia and bloodstream infection in autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation: Comparison to those in intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.

The profile of infectious complications in autologous HCT was characterized by a high incidence of FN maybe due to mucosal damage. On the other hand, the incidence of BSI was lower compared to that in AML consolidation chemotherapy.