Screening for sight threatening diabetic retinopathy using non-mydriatic retinal camera in a primary care setting: to dilate or not to dilate?

Objectives: To evaluate three different strategies (without or with mydriasis) for community based screening for sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR).

Design: A masked cross-sectional comparative study.

Setting: Primary care centre.

Incidence and risk factors associated with urinary tract infection in diabetic patients with and without asymptomatic bacteriuria.

In order to compare the incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) in diabetic patients with and without asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), and to identify other risk factors for these infections, 289 females and 168 males were studied over a 12-month period. Symptomatic UTI occurred in 69.2% of patients with ASB (67.

[Analysis of antibiotic use in the Community of Valencia (2000-2002)].

Objective: To quantify antibiotic prescriptions in the Autonomous Community of Valencia in the years 2000-2002 and analyze the differences in antibiotic use among 20 Valencian Community health areas.

Methods: Retrospective observational population study (3,983,464 inhabitants) of prescriptions recorded in Valencian Community pharmacies during the period 2000-2002. We calculated defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants and day (DHD), for the population without pharmaceutical fees (e.

[What lines of action should the Valencia Society of Family and Community Medicine adopt over the next 4 years?].

Objective: To identify the areas of activity in which the Valencia Society of Family and Community Medicine (SVMFyC) should become involved over the next four years.

Design: Qualitative research.Setting.

[The validity of basal blood glucose in the control of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients].

Background: To validate basal glucemia as a control method for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and to determine the cut-off point that best characterizes good control.

Patients And Methods: A transversal, observational study of 256 patients who participated in a diabetes mellitus follow-up program during 1993. In the study, glucemia validity indicators were evaluated after making 2 X 2 tables and ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curves for the different values.