Urinary tract infections in kidney transplant patients admitted to hospital: A real-life experience

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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2025; 15(2): 99554
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.99554

Table 2 Characteristics of urinary tract infections

Items		Value
UTIs, n (%)	cUTIs	22 (71)
	cUTIs and bacteremia	5 (16)
	Urosepsis	4 (13)
Microbiological agents isolated², n (%)	Escherichia coli ESBL¹	10 (32)	Meropenem	6 (19)
	Escherichia coli ESBL¹	10 (32)	Ertapenem	4 (13)
	Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL¹	6 (19)	Meropenem	4 (13)
	Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL¹	6 (19)	Ertapenem	2 (6)
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR	4 (13)	Meropenem	4 (13)
	Klebsiella pneumoniae no - ESBL	2 (7)	Piperacillin/tazobactam	2 (7)
	Enterococcus faecium VRE	2 (7)	Daptomycin	2 (7)
	Enterococcus faecium Ampi-S	2 (7)	Piperacillin/tazobactam	1 (3)
	Enterococcus faecium Ampi-S	2 (7)	Amoxicillin/clavulanate	1 (3)
	Klebsiella pneumoniae CRE	1 (3)	Ceftazidime/avibactam	1 (3)
	Escherichia coli no - ESBL	1 (3)	Piperacillin/tazobactam	1 (3)
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa no - MDR	1 (3)	Ciprofloxacin	1 (3)
	Proteus mirabilis ESBL	1 (3)	Meropenem	1 (3)
	Citrobacter farmeri ESBL	1 (3)	Meropenem	1 (3)
Overall targeted antibiotic therapy, n (%)	Meropenem		15 (48)
	Ertapenem		7 (23)
	Piperacillin/tazobactam		4 (13)
	Daptomycin		2 (7)
	Ciprofloxacin		1 (3)
	Amoxicillin/clavulanate		1 (3)
	Ceftazidime/avibactam		1 (3)
Duration of targeted therapy in days, median (IQR)	14 (7-18)
Length of stay in days, median (IQR)	15 (8-20)
Outcome
Alive	31 (100)

¹Also isolated from blood cultures (3 Escherichia coli extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, 2 Klebsiella pneumoniae extended-spectrum beta-lactamases).

²Isolated from urine culture. Ampi-S: Ampicillin-sensitive; CRE: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales; cUTIs: Complicated urinary tract infections; ESBL: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; IQR: Interquartile range; MDR: Multidrug-resistant germ; UTIs: Urinary tract infections; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.

Citation: Pinchera B, Carrano R, Schettino E, D'Agostino A, Trucillo E, Cuccurullo F, Salemi F, Piccione A, Gentile I. Urinary tract infections in kidney transplant patients admitted to hospital: A real-life experience. World J Transplant 2025; 15(2): 99554
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.99554