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Journal of Diabetes Research
Volume 2016, Article ID 6573215, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6573215
Research Article

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Diabetic Patients with Controlled and Uncontrolled Glycemia in Kuwait

May Sewify,1 Shinu Nair,1 Samia Warsame,2 Mohamed Murad,1 Asma Alhubail,1 Kazem Behbehani,1,2 Faisal Al-Refaei,1 and Ali Tiss2

1Clinical Services Department, Dasman Diabetes Institute, P.O. Box 1180, 15462 Kuwait, Kuwait
2Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, P.O. Box 1180, 15462 Kuwait, Kuwait

Received 9 July 2015; Revised 1 November 2015; Accepted 4 November 2015

Academic Editor: Giovanni Annuzzi

Copyright © 2016 May Sewify et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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