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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is an intervention, which ensures the appropriateness of antimicrobial use to avoid in part the rising problem of antimicrobial resistance and negative effects of inappropriate antimicrobial use. In the solid organ transplant (SOT) population, which is prone to a particularly high risk of infection resulting from immunosuppression and anatomical issues with each type of SOT, the need for good stewardship has never been more important. This article looks at current AMS practice in SOT units in the United Kingdom and how things could be improved in the future.