Prevalence and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy [Letter]
Qiu Wang,
Xiuxian Huang,
Wensheng Lu
Abstract:This study mainly discussed the prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and its influencing factors in patients with diabetic neuropathy. This study concluded that older age, female sex, hypodermic insulin injection, CKD, history of UTI, and positive urinary nitrite were independent risk factors for UTI in patients with diabetic neuropathy.We consider four things that need further clarification. Firstly, unbalanced baseline data on the age and gender of enrolled individuals will inevitably impact statistic… Show more
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