Frailty Status Predicts Urinary Tract Infection Risk Following Kidney Transplant
Frailty and prefrailty are associated with increased UTI risk in KT recipients. These findings highlight the importance of frailty assessment in post-transplant care and suggest the need for targeted interventions to reduce UTI risk in this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Kristine Mace Erlandson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0808-6729)
- Liza Creel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-678X)
- Rebecca Unterborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2091-5905)
- Maheen Z. Abidi
Institutions
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplant Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.70204
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00