title: Diabetes mellitus as a risk and prognostic factor for community-acquired bacteremia due to enterobacteria: a 10-year, population-based study among adults.
abstract: Diabetes was examined as a risk factor and a prognostic factor for community-acquired bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria in a series of 1317 adult case patients, with 10 population control subjects per case. Persons with diabetes had a substantially increased risk for enterobacterial bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 2.4-3.4). Among patients with bacteremia, diabetes was also associated with a poorer prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark. uxreth@aas.nja.dk
authors.forename: Reimar W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Heidi H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hundborg
authors.forename: Hans-Henrik
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lervang
authors.forename: Søren P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Johnsen
authors.forename: Henrik C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Schønheyder
authors.forename: Henrik T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Sørensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors