Impact of Pretransplant Antimicrobial Sulfonamide Allergy Label in Kidney Transplant Recipients

• Published in: Transplant infectious disease p. e70063
• Main Authors: Powers, Harry Ross, Wadei, Hani M., Cuellar, Cesar Campos, Venugopal, Amogharvasha, Pleqi, Vasili, Hochwald, Alex, Ma, Yaohua, Gonzales, Alexei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 04.06.2025
• Subjects: TMP‐SMX and kidney transplant; UTI prophylaxis; sulfa allergy label

Sulfa antibiotic allergy labels (SALs) are encountered frequently in kidney transplant recipients (KTs). This often results in patients receiving second-line prophylaxis for both Pneumocystis jiroveci and urinary tract infections (UTIs). The effect of SAL on outcomes including UTIs after KT is uncle...