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Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetic Patients

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Certain groups of patient are at higher risk of UTI, for example, diabetics. We discuss the reasons why they are more prone in this chapter. We also touch upon the more severe complications, which the reader should be aware of, such as emphysematous pyelonephritis. Some of these cases require urgent surgery, and therefore it is essential that the clinician has a low threshold of suspicion in cases of urosepsis in diabetics, and therefore early involvement of urological input is justified.

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  1. Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Taufiq Shaikh

  2. Department of Urology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK

    Ranan Dasgupta MBBChir, MA, MD, FRCS (Urol)

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  1. Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, United Kingdom

    Abhay Rané

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    Ranan Dasgupta

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Shaikh, T., Dasgupta, R. (2013). Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetic Patients. In: Rané, A., Dasgupta, R. (eds) Urinary Tract Infection. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4709-1_5

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