Intestinal damage determines the inflammatory response and early complications in patients receiving conditioning for a stem cell transplantation.

Intestinal damage determines the inflammatory response and early complications in patients receiving conditioning for a stem cell transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Stem cell transplantation (SCT) is still complicated by the occurrence of fever and inflammatory complications attributed to neutropenia and subsequent infectious complications. The role of mucosal barrier injury (MBI) of the intestinal tract therein has received little attention. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Walter J F M van der Velden, Alexandra H E Herbers, Ton Feuth, Nicolaas P M Schaap, J Peter Donnelly, Nicole M A Blijlevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3004799?pdf=render

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