Diabetes mellitus as a risk and prognostic factor for community-acquired bacteremia due to enterobacteria: a 10-year, population-based study among adults

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 15;40(4):628-31. doi: 10.1086/427699. Epub 2005 Jan 26.

Abstract

Diabetes was examined as a risk factor and a prognostic factor for community-acquired bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria in a series of 1317 adult case patients, with 10 population control subjects per case. Persons with diabetes had a substantially increased risk for enterobacterial bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 2.4-3.4). Among patients with bacteremia, diabetes was also associated with a poorer prognosis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae*
  • Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors