Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

Candiduria in diabetic patients in tertiary care hospital of North Bihar

Dr. Amit Prakash, Dr. Prakash Kumar Mishra, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar

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Introduction and purpose: Candiduria is common in patients having UTI, who have predisposing factors like catheterization, diabetes , chronic kidney disease and old age. Aim of this study was to know occurrence of candiduria in diabetic pateints. Material & methods: This was an observational study done in diabetic patients have UTI attended this hospital from period January 2018 to December 2019. Urine specimen were collected and processed as per standard Microbiological procedure. Candidas isolated from samples were further speciated as per standard mycological protocol. Result: Out of 400 samples , Candida were isolated in 45. Commonly isolated species were C. albicans, C. glaata, C. tropicalis and C. parapsilosis. Conclusion: UTI is common in diabetic patients. In these cases, candiduria must kept as an important etiological agent , so that immediate and proper treatment can be feasible. This can reduce the morbidity associated with this disease.

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CANDIDURIA IN DIABETIC PATIENTS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF NORTH BIHAR, Dr. Amit Prakash, Dr. Prakash Kumar Mishra, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2020


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