title: Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and associated host factors in women with diabetes mellitus. The Manitoba Diabetic Urinary Infection Study Group.
abstract: A prospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of significant asymptomatic bacteriuria in adult women with diabetes mellitus attending endocrinology clinics at two tertiary-care university-affiliated teaching hospitals. In addition, host factors of the patients were correlated with bacteriuria. The overall prevalence of bacteriuria was 7.9% (85 cases per 1,072 women). Absolute urinary leukocyte (white blood cell) counts were > or = 10/mm3 in 77.6% (66) of the 85 bacteriuric women vs. 23.7% (234) of the 987 nonbacteriuric women (P < .001). Bacteriuric women were significantly more likely than nonbacteriuric women to have non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, longer duration of diabetes, neuropathy, and heart disease. Aboriginals had bacteriuria at a significantly higher prevalence rate than that among nonaboriginals (19.7% [15 of 76] vs. 7.0% [70 of 996], respectively; P < .0001), were more likely to have occult upper urinary tract infection (antibody-coated bacteria positivity: 53% [8 of 15] vs. 20% [10 of 50], respectively; P = .016), and had significantly lower urinary leukocyte counts, whether they were bacteriuric or not (P < .05). Multivariate analysis identified duration of diabetes and aboriginal origin as independent risk factors for the presence of bacteriuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Zhanel
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology