Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among kidney transplant recipients beyond two months post-transplant: A multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>During routine post-kidney transplant care, most European transplant physicians screen patients for asymptomatic bacteriuria. The usefulness of this strategy is debated. To make screening cost-effective, asymptomatic bacteriuria should be prevalent enough to justify th...

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Main Authors: Julien Coussement, Anne Scemla, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Rebecca Sberro-Soussan, Lucile Amrouche, Concetta Catalano, James R Johnson, Daniel Abramowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221820