McGuire Nancy C, Schulman Rhonda, Ridgway Marcella D, Bollero German
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2002 Nov-Dec;38(6):541-4. doi: 10.5326/0380541.
Dogs with diabetes mellitus may develop occult urinary tract infections. In this study, diabetic dogs with negative and positive bacterial urine cultures were compared. Records from 51 dogs with diabetes mellitus were reviewed at the University of Illinois. No difference was identified between the groups in urine specific gravity, pH, glucose, ketones, protein, red blood cells, white blood cells, or epithelial cells. Dogs with occult urinary tract infection did have an increased incidence of bacteriuria, but this was not a consistent finding. Therefore, the urine on all diabetic dogs should be cultured to accurately identify the presence or absence of bacterial urinary tract infections.
患有糖尿病的犬只可能会发生隐匿性尿路感染。在本研究中，对细菌尿培养结果为阴性和阳性的糖尿病犬进行了比较。伊利诺伊大学审查了51只糖尿病犬的记录。两组在尿比重、pH值、葡萄糖、酮体、蛋白质、红细胞、白细胞或上皮细胞方面未发现差异。隐匿性尿路感染的犬只菌尿发生率确实有所增加，但这并非一致的发现。因此，应对所有糖尿病犬的尿液进行培养，以准确识别是否存在细菌性尿路感染。
