Detection of occult urinary tract infections in dogs with diabetes mellitus.
Dogs with diabetes mellitus may develop occult urinary tract infections. In this study, diabetic dogs with negative and positive bacterial urine cultures were compared. Records from 51 dogs with diabetes mellitus were reviewed at the University of Illinois. No difference was identified between the groups in urine specific gravity, pH, glucose, ketones, protein, red blood cells, white blood cells, or epithelial cells. Dogs with occult urinary tract infection did have an increased incidence of bacteriuria, but this was not a consistent finding. Therefore, the urine on all diabetic dogs should be cultured to accurately identify the presence or absence of bacterial urinary tract infections.
McGuire
Nancy C
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
Schulman
Rhonda
R
Ridgway
Marcella D
MD
Bollero
German
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D000818:Animals; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001947:Breeding; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*