Does microbial contamination influence the success of the hematopoietic cell transplantation outcomes?

Introduction: Microbial contamination can be a marker for faulty process and is assumed to play an important role in the collection of hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) and infusion procedure. We aimed to determine the microbial contamination rates and evaluate the success of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients who received contaminated products.

Patients-methods: We analyzed microbial contamination records of HPC grafts between 2012 and 2015, retrospectively.