Open AccessAsymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB) in diabetic patients: Treat or not to treat: A prospective, observational study conducted at a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Abubakar Tauseef,
Maryam Zafar,
Erum Syyed,
Joseph Thirumalareddy,
Akshat Sood,
Mohsin Mirza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1894_20
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , bacteriuria , asymptomatic , urinary system , urine , prospective cohort study , antibiotics , observational study , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , biology
The term asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) refers to the isolation of bacteria in a urine specimen of individuals who denied symptoms of urinary tract infection. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease involving multiple organ systems, hallmarked for its chronicity and thus-forth endless complications including asymptomatic bacteriuria.