Old Habits Die Hard: Screening for and Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria After Kidney Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3301-3302

  Coussement, J ^a   Nagler, E V ^b   Abramowicz, D ^c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

antibiotic; antibiotic: antibacterial; clinical research practice; infectious disease; kidney transplantation nephrology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; HABIT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIURIA; HABITS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84978775576     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13888     Document Type: Letter

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