Prevalence of silent bacteriuria in patients with diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus and it's complications continue to carry a major health problem. There is evidence that diabetics are more prone to urinary tract infection. The study was done to assess the prevalence of significant bacteriuria in patients with no urinary symptom. Midstream urine samples were collected from 200 diabetic patients. There were 102 females and 98 males and 80 urine samples from non diabetic persons as control were screened for bacteriuria. Out of 200 diabetic urine samples 18 patients [9%] had significant bacteriuria while 2 urine samples [2.5%] of non diabetic samples has significant bacteriuria. Three types of bacteria were isolated from urine samples,Escherchia coli, Staphylococcus, and Proteus and Escherchia coli was the high in number among the other genera. Analysis of the results showed significant bacteriuria in diabetic patients compared with non diabetic patients [p value < 0.05]

Superficial fungal infection of the skin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after methotrexate therapy

Fungal infection of the skin is common disorder characterized by recurrent candidal skin infection, tinea cruris, tinea [pityriasis] versicolor and candidal infection of the nails in patients suffered of rheumatoid arthritis [R.A.] and treated by methotrexate. To discover the fungal skin complications after usage of methotrexate in the treatment of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. Thirty two patients with R.A. were enrolled in the study who received 7.5 mg methotrexate and daily 100 mg diclofenac for six months in comparison to 32 patients with R.A. who received only daily 100 mg diclofenac as treatment. Ten patients [31.2%] developed fungal infection of the skin and nails, 5 [16%] patients with tinea versicolor of the body, 3 [9%] patients with tinea cruris and [6%] two patients had paronychia. The control group did not develop any skin or nails fungal disorders. Superficial fungal infection was a common problem among RA patients treated with methorexate