How has your approach to managing asymptomatic bacteriuria in kidney transplant patients changed in light of a recent meta-analysis showing no significant differences in pyelonephritis, symptomatic UTI, or graft loss between patients treated with antibiotics and those who were not treated?

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The referenced meta-analysis has not dramatically impacted my approach to asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). The included trials clearly show no benefit (and possible harm) in treating ASB at time periods >2 months post-transplant. So we do not screen and we do...

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How has your approach to managing asymptomatic bacteriuria in kidney transplant patients changed in light of a recent meta-analysis showing no significant differences in pyelonephritis, symptomatic UTI, or graft loss between patients treated with antibiotics and those who were not treated?

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