Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Between June 2015 and October 2015, 159 mid-stream urine samples from diabetic patients were cultured. The prevalence of urinary tract infection was high at 22% and women were more affected compared with men (P = 0.017). Factors associated with urinary tract infection in these patients were age, sex...
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| author | Barbara I. Nabaigwa Bashir Mwambi John Okiria Caesar Oyet |
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| description | Between June 2015 and October 2015, 159 mid-stream urine samples from diabetic patients were cultured. The prevalence of urinary tract infection was high at 22% and women were more affected compared with men (P = 0.017). Factors associated with urinary tract infection in these patients were age, sex and high blood glucose levels. Diabetic patients should be screened periodically for urinary tract infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31b62482607a4163a37572ee914ea97a2022-12-22T02:36:49ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Laboratory Medicine2225-20022225-20102018-02-0171e1e310.4102/ajlm.v7i1.621185Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, UgandaBarbara I. Nabaigwa0Bashir Mwambi1John Okiria2Caesar Oyet3International Health Sciences University, KampalaInternational Health Sciences University, KampalaInternational Health Sciences University, KampalaInternational Health Sciences University, KampalaBetween June 2015 and October 2015, 159 mid-stream urine samples from diabetic patients were cultured. The prevalence of urinary tract infection was high at 22% and women were more affected compared with men (P = 0.017). Factors associated with urinary tract infection in these patients were age, sex and high blood glucose levels. Diabetic patients should be screened periodically for urinary tract infection.https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/621Uropathogensdiabetes mellitusUrinary tract infection |
| spellingShingle | Barbara I. Nabaigwa Bashir Mwambi John Okiria Caesar Oyet Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Uropathogens diabetes mellitus Urinary tract infection |
| title | Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda |
| title_full | Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda |
| title_short | Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda |
| title_sort | common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at jinja regional referral hospital uganda |
| topic | Uropathogens diabetes mellitus Urinary tract infection |
| url | https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/621 |
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