Loss of microbiota diversity following allo-HSCT is variable [12].
The microbiota diversity of 3 patients following allo-HSCT is depicted here. The vertical bars represent the microbial composition of a single fecal sample, and the horizontal bars indicate antibiotics administered concurrently. As can be seen, the diversity is variable from patient to patient.
Republished by permission of Oxford University Press and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Taur Y, et al. Intestinal domination and the risk of bacteremia in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clin Infect Dis 2012;55:905–914.