Asythomatic bacteriuria in patients with diabetes
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asymptomatic bacteriuria, pyuria, diabetesAbstract
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) is often discovered incidentally by performing routine urinalysis. The prevalence is three to four times higher in patients with diabetes. The risk factors are the longer duration of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, macroalbuminuria, lower body mass index and a previous urinary tract infection (UTI) event. The diagnosis of AB is the isolation of a specified number of colonies of a bacterium in urine samples from an individual without signs or symptoms of UTI. Escherichia coli. and gram-negative bacteria are the most frequent. It is suggested not to treat AB in women with diabetes with good metabolic control, regardless of pyuria onset. Bacteriuria and treatment should not be studied in asymptomatic diabetic patients with good metabolic control, except pregnant women, with urological procedures and kidney transplant recipients.
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