12Dec 2017

URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS COMPARED WITH NON-DIABETICS: DIFFERENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES.

  • Assistant Professor Al-Safwa University College, Karbala, Iraq.
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Background: Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are considered as the most common bacterial infections in the outpatient practice and affect all age groups with female to male predominance. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the epidemiological, bacteriological and clinical features of the urinary tract infection in diabetic patients and compare them with those of non-diabetics. Patients and methods: Two groups of patients were included in the study. Group (1): people with Diabetes Mellitus, type-two, and Group (2): non-diabetic patients for comparison purpose. The diabetic group included (162) patients (81 females and 81 males). On the other hand Group (2) included (54) individuals (27 females and 27 males). The existence of the UTI was looked for in both samples searching for any difference relating to incidence, microbiology and clinical features. The recorded data were subjected to statistical evaluation. Results: There were both some similarities as well as differences between the two groups of the investigated individuals in terms of incidence, bacteriology and clinical feature. Conclusion: There were but no major differences in the epidemiology, microbiology and clinical features in the two groups. Some of the differences were significant whereas others lacked statistical significance.

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[Kadhim A. Al-Hilali. (2017); URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS COMPARED WITH NON-DIABETICS: DIFFERENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Dec). 231-236] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Kadhim A. Al-Hilali
Al-Safwa University College, Karbala, Iraq.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5958      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5958

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