Clinical impact of prophylactic antibiotics in kidney transplantation: A retrospective observational cohort study with historical comparison
In this study, we observed that a single dose of cefazolin as perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis may lead to higher rates of postoperative urinary tract infections, but it could potentially lower the incidence of acute rejection within six months.
Authors
- Sang Ah Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3510-9175)
- Sung Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-4208)
- Jin-Myung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-9575)
- Youngmin Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-4916)
- Young Hoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-8426)
- Hyunwook Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5018-5304)
- Hye Eun Kwon
- Joo Hee Jung
- Sung-Han Kim
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337578
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00