Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk and Prognostic Factor for Community-Acquired Bacteremia Due to Enterobacteria: A 10-Year, Population-Based Study among Adults

Abstract

Patients with diabetes mellitus may be at increased risk for infections [1, 2]; in particular, infections originating from the urinary tract [3]. Previous studies have reported a 2- to 4-fold increased prevalence of bacteriuria associated with diabetes [4] and recently also an increased risk of acute symptomatic urinary tract infection [5] and hospitalization for pyelonephritis [6]. Studies of the association with the most life-threatening consequence of urinary tract infection, bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli, such as Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria, are limited [7].