Fungal Urinary Tract Infection; A Study Conducted On Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Abstract

Objective: To determine frequency of fungal infection of urinary tract in patients with liver cirrhosis Design & duration: This is a cross sectional study. This study was completed in duration of six months. Setting: Study was conducted in Margalla Hospital Gulshan Colony PMO, Taxila. Patients & Methods: Patients admitted in study hospital with liver cirrhosis having child class A, B and C were evaluated for fungal urinary tract infection, belonging to any gender, having age above 40 years. All data was documented and analyzed using SPSS software version-20 and means, frequencies, standard deviation and p-value were calculated. Results presented in the form of tables and graphs. Results: Total 400 cases were evaluated for fungal urinary tract infection having liver cirrhosis admitted in study hospital in given duration of study. Fungal cause of UTI was found in 260 cases including 29.3% male and 70.7% female cases. While other causes were found in 140 cases. According to child classification out of 260 cases with fungal UTI, 11 cases were in class B and 249 cases were in class-C while no case belonged to class-A. Most of the cases (42%) with UTI were in age interval of 40-50 years. Duration of CLD was 2-4 years in most of the cases (30%). Conclusion: Fungal cause of urinary tract infection is very common among patients with liver cirrhosis and older age as these cases have week immunity Key words: Liver cirrhosis, chronic liver disease, urinary tract infection, fungal infection, immunocompromised