[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Antibiotics vs. no therapy in kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic bacteriuria

Antibiotics versus no therapy in kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic bacteriuria (BiRT): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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More data ❌ screening/Rxing asymptomatic bacteriuria in kidney transplantation

199 KTx recipients (>2 mo out) randomized to Rx/no Rx for ASB

Rx arm had
?No ⬇️ in symptomatic UTI
?5x more ABx exposure
?subsequent bacteriuria w resistant bacteria #TxIDhttps://t.co/a7aVjIJj0z pic.twitter.com/ngTkJLHCfU

— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) September 10, 2020