Table 1. Late infections to consider for prevention strategies.
Infection | Preventative strategies | Comments | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|---|
VZV, HSV | Prophylaxis, vaccination | Acyclovir and valacyclovir reduce morbidity in first year; safety of live-attenuated vaccine is not definitively demonstrated |
13,17-19 |
CMV | Prophylaxis, preemptive monitoring | Ganciclovir-based prophylaxis and preemptive administration may reduce infection and associated death |
20,21 |
Adenoviruses | Preemptive monitoring | Late infection may be more common than appreciated, but prevention strategies are lacking |
23,24 |
Influenza | Vaccination and prophylaxis | Prophylaxis may be effective during outbreaks and vaccination can reduce morbidity, although not 100% effective |
34-36 |
Respiratory bacterial pathogens | Prophylaxis, vaccination | Vaccination is critically important to reduce pneumococcal infection; prophylactic tm/slf may reduce some bacterial respiratory infections |
7,8 |
TB | Pre-HCT screening with treatment | Latent infection should be diagnosed and treated to prevent reactivation late |
8 |
Aspergillosis | Prophylaxis, preemptive monitoring | Randomized trials show efficacy of newer azoles such as posaconazole and voriconazole, although survival not measurably improved |
35,36 |
P jirovecipneumonia | Prophylaxis | trm/slf, administered daily or 2-3 times weekly is the most effective regimen; alternatives including dapsone and atovaquone available, but not definitively studied |
40,41 |
Toxoplasmosis | Prophylaxis | trm/slf may reduce infection | 46 |
Nocardia | Prophylaxis | trm/slf may reduce infection, although breakthrough occurs |
46-48 |