Characterization of Potentially Unsafe Ambulatory Antibiotic Use and Associated Outcomes in an Adult Kidney Transplant Population.

Background: Antibiotics are frequently prescribed to kidney transplant (KTX) recipients in the outpatient setting, but there are limited data assessing the safety and outcomes associated with this practice.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to describe ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in a large cohort of adult KTX recipients. The secondary objective was to assess the outcomes associated with potentially unsafe antibiotic use in this population.