Common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

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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Main Authors: Barbara I. Nabaigwa, Bashir Mwambi, John Okiria, Caesar Oyet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-02-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Uropathogens
diabetes mellitus
Urinary tract infection
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/621
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spelling doaj-31b62482607a4163a37572ee914ea97a2020-11-25T01:56:15ZengAOSISAfrican 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
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Bashir Mwambi
John Okiria
Caesar Oyet
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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
author_facet Barbara I. Nabaigwa
Bashir Mwambi
John Okiria
Caesar Oyet
author_sort Barbara I. Nabaigwa
title 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_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_sort common uropathogens among diabetic patients with urinary tract infection at jinja regional referral hospital, uganda
publisher AOSIS
series African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
issn 2225-2002
2225-2010
publishDate 2018-02-01
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.
topic Uropathogens
diabetes mellitus
Urinary tract infection
url https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/621
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