Asymptomatic bacteriuria in postmenopausal women with diabetes mellitus

An evaluation of efficacy of the management of urinary tract infections by using local forms of Estriol in postmenopausal women with type II diabetes and asymptomatic bacteriuria. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage: a prospective cross-sectional study to identify patients with as...

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Published in:Central European journal of urology 2013, Vol.66 (3), p.320-326
Main Authors: Kasyan, George, Berketova, Tatiana Y, Rogozin, Anton K, Pushkar, Dmitry Y
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Language:English
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Summary:An evaluation of efficacy of the management of urinary tract infections by using local forms of Estriol in postmenopausal women with type II diabetes and asymptomatic bacteriuria. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage: a prospective cross-sectional study to identify patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria. During this stage, 414 postmenopausal women with type II diabetes, but without clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection, were investigated. In the second stage, women with asymptomatic bacteriuria (87 women) were randomized to two groups: the first group was the main group receiving 0.5 mg of Estriol as a vaginal cream, the second group was the control group. The study lasted 12 months. After 12 months of the study, asymptomatic bacteriuria was revealed in 19.4% of women in the group 1 and 68.4% of women in the group 2 (p
ISSN:2080-4806
2080-4873
2080-4873
DOI:10.5173/ceju.2013.03.art17