Bacterial and Parasitic Stool Studies Have Limited Utility in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients

While testing for Clostridium difficile and enteric viruses may have value in the work-up of pediatric HCT patients, SSYCE and O&P studies hold little to no value. Clinical practices surrounding routine stool microbiological studies should be reconsidered.

Authors

Ryan Brewster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-2623)
Matthew Nagy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-6674)
Christine Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-4897)
Chiara Wychera
Jeffrey Schemm

Institutions

Boston Medical Center (US)
Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Pediatric Blood & Cancer
Published: 2025-02-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31617
Primary Topic: Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Type: article
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Bacterial and Parasitic Stool Studies Have Limited Utility in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Ryan Brewster, Matthew Nagy, Christine Duncan, Chiara Wychera et al.

Feb 20, 2025

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

article

Bacterial and Parasitic Stool Studies Have Limited Utility in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Ryan Brewster, Matthew Nagy, Christine Duncan, Chiara Wychera, Jeffrey Schemm

February 20, 2025article en

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Pediatric Blood & CancerVol. 72(5)

Boston Medical Center (US), Boston Children's Hospital (US), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)

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Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

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