Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients: Insights from a Guntur-A Case Study

Abstract

Background: The existence of evidence was always given when diabetes predisposes individuals to a higher likelihood of experiencing asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections(UTIs) are highly prevalent among individuals with diabetes, emerging as the foremost type of bacterial infection within this demographic. Objective: This study was done to establish the prevalence of urinary tract infections in hospitalized diabetics and the most common causative strains. Materials and Methods: The research samples are consisted of 649 individuals diagnosed with 373 being women and 276 being men. These patients were admitted to the Government General Hospital (GGH), Guntur in various departments such as Urology, Nephrology, and the general ward between January and December 2023. We gathered individuals' personal medical information and conducted urine cultures. For statistical analysis we used Graph Pad Prism 10.2.3; the significance of the difference between the percentage values was assessed using Fisher’s exact test. Results: Among the patients studied, 110 (17%) had positive urine cultures. Of these 110 urinary tract infections, 86 (78.3%) were cases of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Escherichia coli was the most commonly identified bacterium, responsible for 68.9% of the infections. Conclusion: Urinary tract infections are prevalent among diabetic individuals. Given the significant number of asymptomatic cases, it is advisable to conduct urine cultures for all hospitalized diabetic patients.