Protocol for prophylaxis and immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients of the Health Institute of the State of Mexico.

Table 1: Protocol for prophylaxis and immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients of the Health Institute of the State of Mexico.

	Induction	1^st month postransplant	3^rd month postransplant	6^th month postransplant
Medication	MMF 2 g/day Thymoglobulin 3.5 mg/kg Methilprednisolone 15 mg/kg first day, 500 mg second and third day postransplant	MMF 2 g/day Tacrolimus 10 ng/dl^* Prednisone 60 mg, tapering dose till 5 mg/day	MMF 2 g/day Tacrolimus 10 ng/dl^* Prednisone 5 mg/day	MMF 2 g/day Tacrolimus 5-10 ng/dl^* Prednisone 5 mg/day
Prophylaxis	Cephtriaxone 1 g during surgery, and continued during the hospital staying 2 g/day	Sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, 80/400 mg per day Valganciclovir 900 mg/day. Nitrofurantoin 100 mg/day	Sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, 80/400 mg per day Valganciclovir 900 mg/day	Valganciclovir 900 mg/day
Follow-up	-	Every week	Every month	Every month
MMF: mycophenolate mofetil; ^*Serum levels.