Open AccessClinical profile of asymptomatic bacteriuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus: An Eastern India perspective
Author(s) -
Mainak Banerjee,
Manidipa Majumdar,
Prabir Kumar Kundu,
Indira Maisnam,
Arup Mukherjee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_674_18
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , bacteriuria , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , population , asymptomatic , type 2 diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , urinary system , environmental health , endocrinology
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), believed to precede symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) in diabetes mellitus, has geographical variation in microbial pattern and risk factors. However, data from the Eastern part of India are still lacking.