Asifa Khurram, Khurram Danial, Kamal Ahmed, Zain Ali.
Prevalance of pyuria in diabetic patients at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: an observational study.
Pak J Surg Jan ;32(3):168-71.

Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence, frequency and predisposing factors to pyuria in diabetic patients both sterile and due to urinary tract infections. Method: Th e type of study is a prospective observational study done for a period of three months from April 2015 to June 2015 at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi Pakistan. Th e inclusion criteria was all the patients above 18 years of age, who were diagnosed cases of diabetes and had pyuria (defined as 4 or more than 4 pus cells per HPF ) and had a urine culture and sensitivity test done. A sample size of 100 patients was taken by using the convenient method, patient demographics and other variables were noted in a proforma and all the patients signed an informed consent to be included in the study, data analysis was done on SPSS version 23. Results: Conclusion: According to the results of our study more than half of patients who are diabetic and have pyuria have a culture positive urinary tract infection, UTI is more common in females, and those having anatomic and functional defect of the kidneys, bladder or the urethra.

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