Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Developing World: Experience from a Center in Western India

Table 4

Our antimicrobial prophylaxis for autologous BMT is as follows.

Antibiotics	Dose	Duration
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole single (double strength for adults) strength	1 tab. once daily	Stops on day −2 and is restarted after day 28 or engraftment and is continued for 6 months
Tab. of valacyclovir	500 mg twice daily	Starts on day −2 till discharge
Tab. of fluconazole	200 mg twice daily	Starts on day −7 till discharge
Tab. of levofloxacin	500 mg once daily	Starts on day −7 till discharge