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Urinary tract infection (UTI) represents the most common infection after kidney transplantation; it is associated with an increased risk for acute kidney rejection and impaired graft function in the early post-transplant period. Kidney transplant recipients with UTIs are often clinically asymptomatic due to the immunosuppressive therapy; however, asymptomatic bacteriuria may progress to acute pyelonephritis, bacteremia and urosepsis, particularly in the early post-transplant period, that are independent risk factors for short and long-term graft and patient survival. This article reviews the definitions, incidence, risk factors and the management of UTI in kidney transplant recipients; furthermore, the main controversial and still unanswered questions, regarding the causes of recurrent UTIs, adequate use of antibiotics to avoid antibiotic resistance, dosing and timing for prophylaxis and treatment of symptomatic infections, are also discussed. The emerging definition of urinary microbiota introduces new concepts in understanding the complexity of the disease and might represent the future target for therapeutic interventions.

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Fiorentino, M., Pesce, F., Schena, A. et al. Updates on urinary tract infections in kidney transplantation. J Nephrol 32, 751–761 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-019-00585-3

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