Immunocompromised patients and nutrition.
Most immunocompromised patients will have undergone bone marrow transplantation. These patients will require both nutritional support and some form of dietary restriction. Food restrictions used with patients undergoing BMT include a sterile diet, low-microbial diet or modified hospital diet. No empirical research exists on the relative benefits of each.
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Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton, Surrey.
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D018529:Nutritional Support