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. 1995 Jul-Sep;27(3):91-5.

The clinical course of untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic patients--14-year follow-up

E Semetkowska-Jurkiewicz  1 , S Horoszek-Maziarz, J Galiński, A Manitius, B Krupa-Wojciechowska
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  • PMID: 8935144

The clinical course of untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic patients--14-year follow-up

E Semetkowska-Jurkiewicz et al. Mater Med Pol. 1995 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

The present study aimed at accessing the natural history of untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic patients observed for 14 years. Two groups of diabetic patients were examined. Group I comprised 53 patients with significant bacteriuria, without clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection. Group II consisted of 54 patients with sterile urine. All patients were clinically and bacteriologically examined every 3-6 months for 14 years. The results obtained in this study have proved that clinical symptoms of acute pyelonephritis occur with similar frequency in both groups (group I-6, group II-5 cases). No deterioration of kidney function was found. Arterial hypertension did not differ significantly in both groups at the beginning and end of the follow-up. The usefulness of antibacterial treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic patients is not adequately documented.

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