Predictive factors and management of urinary tract infections after kidney transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

ConclusionsKidney transplant recipients with prolonged postoperative malnutrition, posttransplant voiding dysfunction and/or urinary storage disorder had an increased risk of UTI. Bladder function tests, such as uroflowmetry, postvoid residual urine tests, and urodynamic tests, were needed to predict UTI. For patients with malnutrition, care should be taken to ensure sufficient calorie intake. Kidney transplant recipients who develop UTI should be treated as complicated UTI patients.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research