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Afr. j. lab. med. (Online)
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7(1): 1-3, 2018. tab
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1257319
ABSTRACT
Between June 2015 and October 2015, 159 mid-stream urine samples from diabetic patients were cultured. The prevalence of urinary tract infection was high at 22% and women were more affected compared with men (P = 0.017). Factors associated with urinary tract infection in these patients were age, sex and high blood glucose levels. Diabetic patients should be screened periodically for urinary tract infection