Specific gut microbiota changes heralding bloodstream infection and neutropenic fever during intensive chemotherapy

Armin Rashidi¹, Thomas Kaiser^{2

3}, Carolyn Graiziger⁴, Shernan G Holtan⁵, Tauseef Ur Rehman⁴, Daniel J Weisdorf⁵, Alexander Khoruts^{3

4}, Christopher Staley^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. arashidi@umn.edu.
² Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
³ BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
⁵ Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.

Armin Rashidi et al. Leukemia. 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan;34(1):312-316.

doi: 10.1038/s41375-019-0547-0. Epub 2019 Aug 22.

Armin Rashidi¹, Thomas Kaiser^{2

3}, Carolyn Graiziger⁴, Shernan G Holtan⁵, Tauseef Ur Rehman⁴, Daniel J Weisdorf⁵, Alexander Khoruts^{3

4}, Christopher Staley^{2

3}

¹ Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. arashidi@umn.edu.
² Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
³ BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
⁵ Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.

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