Abstract

The purpose of this single-center retrospective case series was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 300-mg once-monthly intravenous (IV) pentamidine prophylaxis in 702 adult allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. We observed no cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) following IV pentamidine administration. Breakthrough Nocardia and Toxoplasma infections were observed in 7 (1%) and 5 (0.7%) patients, respectively. The most commonly reported adverse event was nausea. Monthly IV pentamidine is a reasonable alternative to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX).

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