Amit H. Agravat
We investigated the presence of proteinuria by urine dipstick for glomerular disease and microscopic examination of pus cells for asymptomatic pyuria or urinary tract infection. Study was conducted at Outpatient departmental laboratory of Pathology Department at P.D.U. Medical College & Hospital, Rajkot on 400 glycosuric patient’s urine samples. Out of them 192 samples were positive for both protein and pus cells while 53 samples were positive for only protein & 34 samples having only microscopic pus cells seen. So risk of developing glomerular disease and urinary tract infection coexisting in glycosuric patients is approximately 48%, only glomerular disease or asymptomatic proteinuria is approximately 13.25% & only asymptomatic pyuria or urinary tract infection is approximately 8.5%. Glycosuria leads to disturbance of kidney function and increasing risk of urinary tract infection. Our result shows there are increased chances of progression to glomerular disease and susceptibility to urinary tract infection in patients having glycosuria.
