Urinary tract infections in patients with diabetes. Part 1

Authors

  • Alicia Elbert Center for Kidney Diseases and Arterial Hypertension, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Diego Yahni General Hospital of Agudos, Vélez Sarsfield, "Norberto Quirno" Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research (CEMIC), Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Fabiana Dávila Austral University Hospital, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Yanina Castaño Center for Studies and Renal Treatment Olavarría, Olavarría, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v53i1.138

Keywords:

diabetes, urinary tract infection, bacteriuria, chronic renal disease

Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequent in daily medical practice. There are pathogenic factors that modulate the risk of their onset depending on the responsible germ and host. Diabetes mellitus is a predisposing factor for developing urinary infections. The longest duration of diabetes, albuminuria and neuropathy with less bladder emptying are mentioned as risk factors for these infections, being controversial the presence of glycosuria. Depending on their location in the urinary tract, infections can be lower and upper tract infections, and according to severity, complicated or not. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, detected by routine urinalysis, is more frequent in women with diabetes. The choice of the antibiotic scheme in urinary tract infections is based on the severity of the infection, history of resistant microorganisms and sensitivity in the antibiogram, adjusting the dose according to the degree of renal insufficiency.

The aim of our work is to describe the clinical characteristics and diagnosis for an adequate antibiotic treatment.

Author Biographies

Alicia Elbert, Center for Kidney Diseases and Arterial Hypertension, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical specialist in Nephrology; Director of the Center for Kidney Diseases and Arterial Hypertension

Diego Yahni, General Hospital of Agudos, Vélez Sarsfield, "Norberto Quirno" Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research (CEMIC), Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Physician Infectologist; Plant Physician in Infectology, General Hospital of Agudos, Vélez Sarsfield; Doctor of the staff of Infectology of the Center of Medical Education and Clinical Investigations "Norberto Quirno"; Member of the Argentine Society of Infectology

Fabiana Dávila, Austral University Hospital, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Specialist in Nutrition, specialized in Diabetes

Yanina Castaño, Center for Studies and Renal Treatment Olavarría, Olavarría, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Specialist in Nutrition, Master in Diabetes; Coordinator of the Diabetes Area of the Center for Studies and Renal Treatment Olavarría

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Published

2023-01-10

How to Cite

Elbert, A., Yahni, D., Dávila, F., & Castaño, Y. (2023). Urinary tract infections in patients with diabetes. Part 1. Journal of the Argentine Society of Diabetes, 53(1), 28–29. https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v53i1.138

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2019): January/April 2019

Section

Review

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