URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. PART 2

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequent in daily medical practice. There are pathogenic factors that modulate the risk of their onset depending on the responsible germ and host. Diabetes mellitus is a predisposing factor for developing urinary infections. The longest duration of diabetes, album...

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Main Authors: María Florencia Aranguren, Barbara Arinovich, Teresa Bensusan, Guillermo De´Marziani, Gabriela Medek, Estrella Menéndez, María José Pomares, Jimena Soutelo, Fabiana Vázquez, Gloria Viñes
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Sello Editorial Lugones 2019-08-01
Series:Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes
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Online Access:https://www.revistasad.com/index.php/diabetes/article/view/155
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Summary:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequent in daily medical practice. There are pathogenic factors that modulate the risk of their onset depending on the responsible germ and host. Diabetes mellitus is a predisposing factor for developing urinary infections. The longest duration of diabetes, albuminuria and neuropathy with less bladder emptying are mentioned as risk factors for these infections, being controversial the presence of glycosuria. Depending on their location in the urinary tract, infections can be lower and upper tract infections, and according to severity, complicated or not. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, detected by routine urinalysis, is more frequent in women with diabetes. The choice of the antibiotic scheme in urinary tract infections is based on the severity of the infection, history of resistant microorganisms and sensitivity in the antibiogram, adjusting the dose according to the degree of renal insufficiency.
ISSN:0325-5247
2346-9420