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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2017

Urinary tract infections in Romanian patients with diabetes: prevalence, etiology, and risk factors.

Teodora Chiţă, Bogdan Timar, Delia Muntean, Luminiţa Bădiţoiu, Florin Horhat, Elena Hogea, Roxana Moldovan, Romulus Timar, Monica Licker

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Teodora ChiţăVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Bogdan TimarVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Delia MunteanVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Luminiţa BădiţoiuVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Regional Centre of Public Health, Timisoara, Romania.
Florin HorhatVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Elena HogeaVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara.
Roxana MoldovanVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Regional Centre of Public Health, Timisoara, Romania.
Romulus TimarVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Monica LickerVictor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Pius Brinzeu Emergency Hospital.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimPatients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have an increased risk of infections, especially urinary tract infections (UTIs). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and etiology of UTIs and identify the risk factors for their development in patients with DM. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this retrospective, noninterventional study, the medical records of 2,465 adult patients with DM who were hospitalized in a Diabetes Clinic were reviewed. Data regarding the presence of UTI and possible associated risk factors were collected and their possible relation was analyzed. The study protocol and procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of Timișoara Emergency Hospital. All data were collected and analyzed using SPSS v.17 statistical software.

resultsThe prevalence of UTIs in patients with DM was 12.0% (297 cases), being higher in females than in males and higher in patients with type 2 DM compared with patients with type 1 DM. In univariate logistic regression analysis, risk factors associated with UTIs were female gender, age, type 2 DM, longer duration of DM, and the presence of chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease. Multivariate analysis identified age, duration of DM, and metabolic control (hemoglobin A1c levels) as independent risk factors for UTIs. The gram-negative bacilli from the

conclusionUTIs are a frequent condition associated with DM. It is necessary to improve the care and the screening of UTIs in patients with DM to prevent the occurrence of possible associated severe renal complications.

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