Prevalence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: For nearly two centuries, pneumonia has been recognized as a frequent and sometimes fatal illness. Community-acquired pneumonia and diabetes mellitus are frequently associated, and this relationship bears the burden of both diseases. Objective: The present study was conducted to access the Prevalence of community acquired pneumonia in diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh.Material & Methods:This study was conducted among 110 controlled diabetic and 70 uncontrolled diabetic patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital in the period between January 2021 and June 2021. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 25.0.Results:In this study of 110 controlled diabetic patients, 45% were men and 55 % were women. There were 57 % males and 43 % females among 70 uncontrolled diabetic patients. Controlled diabetic patients were 52% older than 60 years old, while uncontrolled diabetic patients were roughly 50 %older than 60 years old. . CAP associated with uncontrolled DM cases showed significantly more fever, RBS, ESR, pleural effusion and hospitalization days. There was no significant difference between controlled diabetic and uncontrolled diabetic CAP patients regarding cough, fever, chest pain, and pulse. The prevalence of CAP among 70 uncontrolled patients was 48% and among controlled diabetic patients was 45%.Conclusions:Specific care for diabetes patients with community-acquired pneumonia, as well as close monitoring for its control, will result in a reduction in infection exposure and, if any infection occurs, will a milder infection.