None anticipated bacterial urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients relative to duration and angiopathies

Authors

  • Salim M. Alruba’ae From the Department of medicine College of medicine Assistant Professor & consultant physician, Baghdad University

Keywords:

Urinary tract infections,, Diabetes mellitus,, angiopathies.

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a well
known metabolic and vascular illness associated
with high incidence of bacterial urinary tract
infections especially in diabetic complications
including both micro and macro-vascular types.
Objective: To study the incidence of bacterial
urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic
patients, the type of micro-organism responsible
in relation to age, sex of patients, duration of the
disease & related micro & macrovascular
diabetic complications.
Methods: A prospective study of the diabetic
patients including 40 males with mean age of
54(±9) years and 50 females, mean age of 51(±7)
years and duration of the and sex matched
controls (27 males and 33 females).
Symptoms of urinary tract infections, general
urine examination, urine culture & ultrasound of
abdomen were studied & reported for both
groups.
Results: This study showed significant
increase in urinary tract infections among
diabetic patients with four fold rise in bacteriuria
especially among diabetic women & Escherechia
Coli was the predominant micro-organism in
85% of cases.
Conclusion: Urinary tract infection has
significant increase incidence in type 2 diabetic
patients with fourfold rise among diabetic
women.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

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Alruba’ae SM. None anticipated bacterial urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients relative to duration and angiopathies. Al-Kindy Col. Med. J [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];7(2):37-44. Available from: https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/637

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