Asymptomatic bacteriuria among hospitalized diabetic patients:Should they be treated?  

作　　者：Manuel J Ramos-Ramirez Salim Surani 

机构地区：[1]Corpus Christi Medical Center,Corpus Christi,TX 78412,United States [2]Medical Critical Care Services,Christus Spohn Hospitals-Corpus Christi,Corpus Christi,TX 78413,United States

出　　处：《World Journal of Meta-Analysis》2019年第7期339-342,共4页世界荟萃分析杂志

摘　　要：Diabetes Mellitus is a significant health care challenge in the United States.The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates approximately 9.4%of patients in the United States are afflicted by diabetes.The Infectious Disease Society of America asymptomatic bacteriuria in women as two consecutive cleancatch voided urine specimens with isolation of the same bacterial strain in counts≥105 cfu/mL It is understood that diabetic patients tend to be at higher risk for infections than non-diabetics.Urinary tract infections(UTIs)tend to be the most common infection contracted by this population.UTIs are not only a significant cause of morbidity and mortality,they are also a significant financial burden.The data are conflicting,in regard to treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic patients to avoid hospital complications and ultimately decrease healthcare costs associated with these complications.However,clinicians continue to prescribe antibiotics empirically.Further randomized controlled study looking into the specific population as immunocompromised diabetic patients,patient with diabetic ketoacidosis and patient in intensive care unit needs to be undertaken.

关 键 词：ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA Diabetes mellitus HOSPITALIZED DIABETICS URINARY TRACT infection 

分 类 号：R[医药卫生]