Identificación de infección de vías urinarias mediante examen elemental y microscópico de orina en habitantes de la comunidad de Romerillo Tambo-Cañar 2015

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common disease worldwide affecting millions of people each year. They represent the second most common cause of infection, second only to respiratory tract infections. Objective: Determining urinary tract infection by elemental and microscopic examination of urine in the inhabitants of the community Romerillo Tambo-Cañar 2015. Methodology: The study was descriptive, cross-sectional, in a finite universe of 238 residents from the community Romerillo of Canton Tambo, of which we got a sample of 150 individuals. Participants signed an informed consent /assent and completed a survey. Urine samples were analyzed by elemental and microscopic examination of urine in the laboratory of Diagnostic Center and Biomedical Research of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca, applying biosafety standards and quality control. The data obtained were analyzed for descriptive and graphical statistics in the programs SPSS v22 and Microsoft Excel. Results: Of the 150 samples tested, 9.3% were positive for UTI, 100% of them are women and 85.7% belong to the age group between 19 and 45 years. 78.6% maintain an active sex life; 28.6% retained the desire to urinate 30 to 60 minutes; 85.7 % do their personal hygiene every 2-4 days and 78.6 % wear tight underwear or pants