Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Hospitalized With Respiratory Viral Infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory viral infections in patients with hematologic malignancies or hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HCTs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, the hospital presentations and courses of these infections remain under-described.

Methods

We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study of hospitalized patients with hematologic malignancy or HCT at 2 comprehensive cancer centers between January 2019 and June 2023. We included all patients with acute viral respiratory infection (identified based on a constellation of test results and objective physiology), comparing clinical presentations, care processes, and patient outcomes across pathogens; the primary outcome was the composite of hospital death or discharge to hospice.

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SUBMITTER: Lokhandwala ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771646 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature