# Microbiome therapy shows promise for preventing deadly bloodstream infections in early trial

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-microbiome-therapy-deadly-bloodstream-infections.html) · 2026-11-08 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/microbiome-therapy-shows-promise-for-preventing-deadly-bloodstream-infections-in-b8777204144efe2f
Kind: research · Impact: low

## In brief

- Researchers at City of Hope and collaborators tested a microbiome therapy in an early trial.
- The therapy delivers 16 selected beneficial bacteria to patients receiving donor stem cell transplants for blood cancers.
- The aim is to prevent dangerous bloodstream infections in these patients.

## Why it matters

It is an early trial in a narrow patient group, showing a new way to use live bacterial therapy to prevent serious infections after transplant.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08: Medical Xpress reports on the early trial of the microbiome therapy

## Coverage

- [Microbiome therapy shows promise for preventing deadly bloodstream infections in early trial](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-microbiome-therapy-deadly-bloodstream-infections.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-08

Tags: microbiome, bloodstream infections, stem cell transplant, clinical trial, blood cancer

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