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Letter to the Editor| Volume 85, ISSUE 1, e12-e13, July 2009

Urinary tract infection, uropathogens and antimicrobial resistance in diabetic and nondiabetic patients

      Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common among people with diabetes [
      • Pozzilli P.
      • Lesli R.D.G.
      Infections and diabetes: mechanisms and prospects for prevention.
      ]. The aim of the present retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the spectrum of uropathogens and antimicrobial resistance in people with and without diabetes.

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