Viral Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Recipients

Dear Colleagues,

The field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is constantly evolving, with changing practices relating to conditioning chemotherapy in order to prepare patients to receive cellular therapy. Moreover, there are changes in the prophylaxis against graft versus host disease (GVHD), for example, an increasing use of post-transplant treatment with cyclophosphamide. These factors play an important role in the risk of infection with opportunistic pathogens, particularly viral infections.

In this Special Issue, the goal is to have updates from experts in the field relating to certain DNA viruses and respiratory viral infections. This will include reviews on infections caused by pathogens such as cytomegalovirus, human herpes virus–6 (HHV6), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), adenovirus, polyomaviruses, human immunodeficiency virus in HSCT, respiratory viruses, and SARS-CoV2.

Dr. Sanjeet Singh Dadwal
Guest Editor

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