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ArticleBlood cell therapy2023

Role of fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in regions with a high prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance.

Ashwin Nair, Shaweta Kaundal, Kripa Shanker Kasudhan, Madhu Chopra, Charanpreet Singh, Aditya Jandial, Arihant Jain, Gaurav Prakash, Alka Khadwal, Archana Angrup and 4 more

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Ashwin NairDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Shaweta KaundalDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kripa Shanker KasudhanDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Madhu ChopraDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Charanpreet SinghDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Aditya JandialDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arihant JainDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Gaurav PrakashDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Alka KhadwalDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Archana AngrupDepartment of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Amol PatilDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pallab RayDepartment of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pankaj MalhotraDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Deepesh P LadDepartment of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Abstract

Introduction: The role of fluoroquinolone (FQ) prophylaxis in preventing gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bacteremia, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and overall survival (OS) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is debatable and may differ in settings with low and high prevalences of FQ resistance. In this study, we aimed to answer this question in regions with high FQ resistance. Methods: This single-center retrospective study included all consecutive allo-HCT recipients aged ≥12 years from 2012 to 2021. Allo-HCT recipients until 2016 were administered FQ prophylaxis (levofloxacin). After 2016, the institutional protocol was modified to no antibiotic prophylaxis. Data were retrieved from patient records for disease and transplant characteristics, the incidence of GNB bacteremia, duration of parenteral antibiotics, hospitalization duration, acute GVHD, and OS. Results: A total of 135 allo-HCT recipients (43 in the FQ-prophylaxis cohort and 92 in the no-antibiotic prophylaxis cohort) were analyzed in this study. The two cohorts were matched for age (median, 26 vs. 24.5 years; Conclusion: This study shows that FQ prophylaxis did not affect the incidence of GNB bacteremia, parenteral antibiotic use, hospitalization duration, acute GVHD, and OS post-allo-HCT.

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allo-HCTfluoroquinoloneGNB bacteremiaGVHDprophylaxis

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