Frecuencia de microorganismos aislados en hemocultivos en el área de neonatología Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca 2020.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Over the years, microorganisms have played an important role in the appearance of critical diseases in humans, especially in hospitalized patients. Neonatal sepsis today is a public health problem due to its high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pattern of bacterial pathogens related to neonatal sepsis has varied over time and place, however, the most frequently isolated microorganisms in recent years are the genus Staphylococcus, Streptococcus followed by Klebsiella spp, pseudomona spp, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli. Neonatal sepsis is produced by multiple pathophysiological, for this reason blood cultures have been the most important diagnostic tool in the identification of agents that cause neonatal infections. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of microorganisms isolated in blood cultures in the area of neonatology José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital, Cuenca 2020. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional descriptive study was made. The analysis and tabulation of data was made using the Excel programs, IBM-SPSS Statistics 25 (free version). To relate the sociodemographic variables (sex, residence, area of residence) with the results obtained from blood cultures, the data were presented using simple and cross-sectional tables in frequency and percentage. RESULTS: In relation to sociodemographic data, a predominance of the female sex was observed with a majority coming from Azuay and urban residence. Of 186 blood cultures analyzed, 22.6% were positive for microbial growth, where 90.5% were bacteria and 9.5% were yeast. The main microorganisms found were: Staphylococcus epidermidis with 45.2% and staphylococcus haemolyticus with 11.9%.