The CARI guidelines. Food safety recommendations for adult kidney transplant recipients.

• Though there is no evidence to support the use of restrictive low bacteria diets, it is prudent to provide general food safety advice to kidney transplant recipients. • A consultation with a dietician is important to: – identify the most important food safety issues and dietary modifications relevant to each individual patient, and – ensure dietary requirements are met while food safety precautions are followed. • The patient should understand that during the early post-transplant period and in periods of acute illness, the likelihood of food-borne infection is high due to significant suppression of the immune system.