Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Women with Diabetes: Influence of Metabolic Control

We screened 228 women with diabetes for bacteriuria during the period of January 1997 through December 2000 at Pisa General Hospital (Pisa, Italy). A control group of 146 women without diabetes was also evaluated. The frequency of significant bacteriuria was 17.5% (40 of 228) among women with diabet...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2004-03, Vol.38 (6), p.e41-e45
Main Authors: Bonadio, Mario, Boldrini, Elisabetta, Forotti, Giovanna, Matteucci, Elena, Vigna, Armando, Mori, Stefano, Giampietro, Ottavio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteriuria - complications
Bacteriuria - epidemiology
Bacteriuria - microbiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Escherichia coli - isolation & purification
Female
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
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Summary:We screened 228 women with diabetes for bacteriuria during the period of January 1997 through December 2000 at Pisa General Hospital (Pisa, Italy). A control group of 146 women without diabetes was also evaluated. The frequency of significant bacteriuria was 17.5% (40 of 228) among women with diabetes and 18.5% (27 of 146) among women in the control group. Seven (13.5%) of 52 and 33 (18.8%) of 176 women with type 1 and in type 2 diabetes, respectively, had significant bacteriuria. The presence of higher glycated hemoglobin levels was the only significant risk factor for significant bacteriuria in women with type 2 diabetes. A similar frequency of bacteriuria in women with and women without diabetes was found. Severe impairment of metabolic control of type 2 diabetes increases the risk of acquiring asymptomatic bacteriuria.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/381755