[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22867]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Availability of Draft Guidelines for Prevention of Opportunistic
Infections in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a draft document
entitled ``Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in
Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients,'' prepared by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for review and comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments on this draft document
must be received on or before November 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The draft document ``Guidelines for the Prevention of
Opportunistic Infections in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients'' can be
accessed electronically at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dastlr/
announce.html>. Alternatively, single copies of the draft are available
by mail from Jackie Curlew, CDC, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, Mailstop
A-12, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone (404) 639-
4581, FAX (404) 639-4664. Written comments on the draft document should
be sent to the above address for receipt by November 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDC, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, Mailstop
A-12, Atlanta, GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-4581, FAX (404) 639-4664.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Opportunistic infections constitute a major
cause of morbidity and mortality in bone marrow transplant recipients.
These draft guidelines, prepared by CDC, in consultation with
representatives from other public and private organizations and bone
marrow transplant centers, represent a comprehensive approach to
preventing opportunistic infections (e.g., viral, bacterial, mycotic,
and parasitic infections) in bone marrow transplant recipients.
Dated: August 27, 1999.
Joseph R. Carter,
Associate Director for Management and Operations Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-22867 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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