Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship?
(1) Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infections after kidney transplantation. Given the risk of urosepsis and the potential threat to the graft, the threshold for treating UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria with broad spectrum antibiotics is low. Historically fluoroquinol...
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| description | (1) Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infections after kidney transplantation. Given the risk of urosepsis and the potential threat to the graft, the threshold for treating UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria with broad spectrum antibiotics is low. Historically fluoroquinolones were prescription favorites for patients that underwent kidney transplantation (KT). After the recent recommendation to avoid them in these patients, however, alternative treatment strategies need to be investigated (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the charts of 207 consecutive adult kidney transplantations that were performed at the department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Tuebingen between January 2015 and August 2020. All charts were screened for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infections (UTI) and the patients’ clinical characteristics and outcomes were evaluated. (3) Results: Of the 207 patients, 68 patients suffered from urinary tract infections. Patients who developed UTI had worse graft function at discharge (<i>p</i> = 0.024) and at the 12 months follow-up (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were Ciprofloxacin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam. To both, bacterial resistance was more common in the study cohort than in the control group. (4) Conclusions: Urinary tract infections appear to be linked to worse graft functions. Thus, prevention and treatment should be accompanied by antibiotic stewardship teams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7b18750e1f54304a09570ebc7bd5f482023-11-23T11:45:39ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-12-0111122610.3390/jcm11010226Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship?Jens Strohaeker0Victoria Aschke1Alfred Koenigsrainer2Silvio Nadalin3Robert Bachmann4Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany(1) Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infections after kidney transplantation. Given the risk of urosepsis and the potential threat to the graft, the threshold for treating UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria with broad spectrum antibiotics is low. Historically fluoroquinolones were prescription favorites for patients that underwent kidney transplantation (KT). After the recent recommendation to avoid them in these patients, however, alternative treatment strategies need to be investigated (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the charts of 207 consecutive adult kidney transplantations that were performed at the department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Tuebingen between January 2015 and August 2020. All charts were screened for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infections (UTI) and the patients’ clinical characteristics and outcomes were evaluated. (3) Results: Of the 207 patients, 68 patients suffered from urinary tract infections. Patients who developed UTI had worse graft function at discharge (<i>p</i> = 0.024) and at the 12 months follow-up (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were Ciprofloxacin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam. To both, bacterial resistance was more common in the study cohort than in the control group. (4) Conclusions: Urinary tract infections appear to be linked to worse graft functions. Thus, prevention and treatment should be accompanied by antibiotic stewardship teams.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/226urinary tract infectionkidney transplantationasymptomatic bacteriuriafluoroquinolonesantibiotic stewardship |
| spellingShingle | Jens Strohaeker Victoria Aschke Alfred Koenigsrainer Silvio Nadalin Robert Bachmann Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? Journal of Clinical Medicine urinary tract infection kidney transplantation asymptomatic bacteriuria fluoroquinolones antibiotic stewardship |
| title | Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? |
| title_full | Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? |
| title_fullStr | Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? |
| title_short | Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Is There a Need for Antibiotic Stewardship? |
| title_sort | urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients is there a need for antibiotic stewardship |
| topic | urinary tract infection kidney transplantation asymptomatic bacteriuria fluoroquinolones antibiotic stewardship |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/226 |
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