title: [The role of measures of personal hygiene in the prevention of infections in autologous bone marrow transplantation. Results of a randomized prospective study].
abstract: The paper reports on the results of a prospective, randomized trial in which two different regimens of personal hygiene procedures have been compared in 30 patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation. The main aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of infectious episodes in patients enrolled in the trial arm with the simplified hygiene protocol as compared to the standard one, used in our Unit for patients undergoing allogenic transplant. No significant differences between the two study groups in the incidence of infectious episodes or of positive skin cultures were found. Therefore, we suggest that a simplified hygiene protocol is as effective as the standard one in preventing infectious complications in patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Ospedale Careggi, Firenze.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rasero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Errico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puccetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tellarini
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017592:Skin Care