Asymptomatic bacteriuria in kidney transplant recipients: to treat or not to treat-that is the question

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Mar;27(3):319-321. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.11.016. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain; Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Spain.
² Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain; Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Department of Nephrology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Network for Renal Research (REDINREN), Madrid, Spain.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain; Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain; Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Spain. Electronic address: jcarratala@bellvitgehospital.cat.

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Keywords: Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic therapy; Bacteriuria; Graft rejection; Kidney transplantation.

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