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Indian Journal of Microbiology Research
Year : 2018, Volume : 5, Issue : 3
First page : ( 339) Last page : ( 341)
Print ISSN : 2394-546X. Online ISSN : 2394-5478.
Article DOI : 10.18231/2394-5478.2018.0071

A comparative study of the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriurea (ASB) among elderly diabetics and non diabetics with their antibiotic resistant pattern

Yaqoob Shadma1, Shukla Vaibhav2, Singh Mastan3, Shukla Priyanka4,*, Haider Fareya5

1Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, ERA University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

2Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, ERA University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

3Professor and HOD, Dept. of Microbiology, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, ERA University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

4Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, ERA University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

5Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, ERA's Lucknow Medical College, ERA University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Email: drpriyanka.microbio@gmail.com

Online published on 14 January, 2019.

Abstract

Introduction

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is the most common problem in elderly diabetics may be due to high glucose concentration in the urine of such patients that favour the growth of uropathogens.

Objective

This study was done to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic and non diabetic patients, to determine the uropathogens responsible for ASB and also to know the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the pathogens.

Materials and Methods

Urine samples were collected from elderly diabetics and non diabetics. Cultures Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed using standard microbiological technique.

Results

ASB was found to be 9.8% and 4.6% in diabetics and non diabetics Escherichia coli were the most common isolates followed by Klebsiella pneumonia, Imipenem, Nitrofurantoin were the most sensitive antibiotics against the urinary isolates.

Conclusion

The patients may progress to symptomatic UTI so treatment is advisable in elderly cases of asymptomatic bacteriuria with poorly controlled diabetes but after culture and sensitivity.

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Keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriurea bacteriuria, Diabetics and non diabetics, Culture, Antibiotic susceptibility.

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