Clinical efficacy and prediction of response to granulocyte transfusion therapy for patients with neutropenia-related infections

Haematologica. 2004 May;89(5):632-3.

Abstract

We investigated the efficacy of transfusing granulocytes into 32 patients with severe neutropenia-related infections and the factors that predict response to this therapy. Our findings suggest that granulocyte transfusion therapy is useful for treating neutropenic patients with fungal infections and that 99mTc-HMPAO-granulocyte scintigraphy can be used to predict response to granulocyte transfusion therapy.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Granulocytes / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Leukocyte Transfusion*
  • Mycoses / immunology*
  • Mycoses / therapy*
  • Neutropenia / microbiology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome