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...
Main Authors: | Jens Strohaeker, Victoria Aschke, Alfred Koenigsrainer, Silvio Nadalin, Robert Bachmann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/226 |
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