ABSTRACT
Objectives: to compare the prevalence of symptomatic urinary tract infection [S?UTI] in women with gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM], pregestational diabetes mellitus [PGDM], and the effect of glycemic control methods
Materials and Methods: this is a retrospective review of women with GDM and PGDM, who had S?UTI treated at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010
Results: from a total of 639 women with diabetes mellitus [DM], 91% [n = 581] had GDM and 9% [n = 58] had PGDM. The prevalence of S?UTI was 6.7% [n = 43]. The prevalence of S?UTI was 6.5% [n = 38] in women with GDM and 8.6% [n = 5] in women with PGDM. In women with GDM, S?UTI occurred in 4.6% [n = 5] of insulin users compared to 6.9% [n = 33] in noninsulin users. Differences were not statistically significant
Conclusion: the prevalence of S?UTI is similar in women with GDM and PGDM regardless of the method used for glycemic control