Article,
Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection among Patients with Diabetes in Bangalore City
International Journal of Emerging Sciences, 1 (2): 133-142 (June 2011)
Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in diabetic patients. The propensity of the infection can vary in different individuals especially when there is underreporting from the patients having a risk of acquiring infections. This investigation was based to evaluate the incidence of UTI in patients with DM. Between July 2005 - 2009, 1000 diabetic and non diabetic urine samples were collected. All urine samples were processed in the lab following standard laboratory protocol. Prevalence of UTI in the lower socioeconomic status was 56.4% and 43.6%. UTI in higher socioeconomic status was 51.6% and 48.4% .Commonly recovered UTI isolates were E.coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. UTI was alarming in diabetic patients belonging to the lower socioeconomic status. In type 1 diabetic patients E.coli (44%) was the most prevalent cause of UTI. Varieties of factors are responsible for UTI in diabetic patients which include genetic susceptibility, and damaged immune response. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of UTI among the diabetic patients and compare them with those of non diabetic ones from the areas of lower socio economic groups and higher socioeconomic group.
