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RATIONALE: Probiotics, such as Lactobacillus, may be effective in preventing infections in patients with suppressed immune systems.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and how well giving enteral nutrition, including Lactobacillus, works in preventing infections in patients undergoing donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer or myelodysplastic syndrome.
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OUTLINE: Patients receive oral Lactobacillus rhamosus GG (Culturelle DS) once daily beginning when blood counts have recovered without filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF) support for 3 consecutive days and continuing for 1 year after transplantation.
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30 participants in 1 patient group
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