title: Urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients.
abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication after renal transplantation. Although Escherichia coli remains the most common cause of UTI, Enterococcus spp and drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have emerged as important uropathogens in these patients. As a result, symptomatic UTIs warrant pathogen-specific antibiotic therapy guided by culture and susceptibility data. In the early transplant period, prophylaxis of UTI with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is generally effective. Until the natural history and optimal management of asymptomatic bacteruria are better defined, therapy of asymptomatic bacteruria is generally unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3900 John R, Suite 5930, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. galangaden@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alangaden