Systematic review and meta-analysis of asymptomatic bacteriuria after renal transplantation: incidence, risk of complications, and treatment outcomes.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria represents a frequent finding after RT, highlighting the need for appropriate management of this condition. Considering that its treatment did not decrease the risk of the studied complications, antibiotic therapy should start to be questioned, as it has been related to higher rates of antimicrobial resistance and high economic costs.