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Torulopsis Glabrata–Urinary Tract Infections in Diabetic Patients in Singapore
Author(s) -
Tan Rowland J. S.,
Lim EkWang,
Ishak Baharudin
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb03358.x
Subject(s) - urinary system , medicine , urethra , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , urology , biology
Summary Torulopsis glabrata–Urinary tract infections in diabetic patients in Singapore. Rowland J. S. Tan, Ek‐Wang Lim and Baharudin Ishak, Aust. N.I. J. Med, 1977, 7 , pp. 56–59. Urinary tract infections result mostly from ascending infection by micro‐organisms introduced by way of the urethra. Bacteria are the usual causative agents. Occasionally, yeasts notably Candida albicans, are involved. Females are more prone to acute infections than males because of shorter urethra and the higher risks of contamination in the females.