Endemic or regionally limited bacterial and viral infections in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: a Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) Review

• Published in: The Lancet. Haematology Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e284
• Main Authors: Muhsen, Ibrahim N, Galeano, Sebastian, Niederwieser, Dietger, Koh, Mickey B C, Ljungman, Per, Machado, Clarisse M, Kharfan-Dabaja, Mohamed A, de la Camara, Rafael, Kodera, Yoshihisa, Szer, Jeff, Rasheed, Walid, Cesaro, Simone, Hashmi, Shahrukh K, Seber, Adriana, Atsuta, Yoshiko, Saleh, Mostafa F Mohammed, Srivastava, Alok, Styczynski, Jan, Alrajhi, Abdulrahman, Almaghrabi, Reem, Abid, Muhammad Bilal, Chemaly, Roy F, Gergis, Usama, Brissot, Eolia, El Fakih, Riad, Riches, Marcie, Mikulska, Malgorzata, Worel, Nina, Weisdorf, Daniel, Greinix, Hildegard, Cordonnier, Catherine, Aljurf, Mahmoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Bacterial Infections - etiology; Bacterial Infections - prevention & control; Bone Marrow; Europe; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects; Humans; Virus Diseases - epidemiology; Virus Diseases - etiology; Virus Diseases - prevention & control; Zika Virus; Zika Virus Infection; Europe
• ISSN: 2352-3026
• DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00032-7

Literature discussing endemic and regionally limited infections in recipients of haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) outside western Europe and North America is scarce. This Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) article is part one of two papers aiming to provide guidance to transplantation centres around the globe regarding infection prevention and treatment, and considerations for transplantation based on current evidence and expert opinion. These recommendations were initially formulated by a core writing team from the WBMT and subsequently underwent multiple revisions by infectious disease experts and HSCT experts. In this paper, we summarise the data and provide recommendations on several endemic and regionally limited viral and bacterial infections, many of which are listed by WHO as neglected tropical diseases, including Dengue, Zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, rabies, brucellosis, melioidosis, and leptospirosis.