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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gołębiewska, Justyna E
• Krawczyk, Beata
• Wysocka, Magdalena
• Dudziak, Aleksandra
• Dębska-Ślizień, Alicja

Titel

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients-A Narrative Review

Ist Teil von

• Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023-01, Vol.59 (2), p.198

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most prevalent complications in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. The most frequent finding in this group of patients is asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Here, we provide an overview of the available evidence regarding ASB in KTx recipients, including its etiopathology, clinical impact and management. There is a growing body of evidence from clinical trials that screening for and treating ASB is not beneficial in most KTx recipients. However, there are insufficient data to recommend or discourage the use of a "screen-and-treat strategy" for ASB during the first 1-2 months post-transplant or in the case of an indwelling urinary catheter. Despite its frequency, ASB after KTx is still an understudied phenomenon.