Pretransplant Gut Colonization with Intrinsically Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (E. gallinarum and E. casseliflavus) and Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

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Abstract

Pretransplant gut colonization with intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci (iVRE) (Enterococcus gallinarum and Enterococcus casseliflavus) is uncommon and with unknown clinical impact. In a matched-pairs analysis of patients with versus without iVRE colonization (n = 18 in each group), we demonstrated significantly higher 2-year overall survival (86% [95% confidence interval, 52% to 96%] versus 35% [95% confidence interval, 8% to 65]; P <.01) and lower nonrelapse mortality (P <.01) among colonized patients. Putative metabolomes differentiated iVRE from E. faecalis/faecium and may contribute to a healthier gut microbiome in iVRE-colonized patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1260-1263
Number of pages4
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2018

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© 2018 The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Keywords

  • Allogeneic
  • Biosynthetic
  • Colonization
  • Enterococcus
  • Vancomycin

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