Identificacción de infecciones de vías urinarias, agente etiológico, sensibilidad a los antimicrobianos y factores asociados en los habitantes de la Comunidad de San Francisco de Cuchocorral. El Tambo-Cañar 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Urinary infections are severe health problems that affect to the general population. In "El Tambo" Canton, urinary infections are the major cause of outpatient visits and hospitalization.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of urinary infections, the etiological agent, sensitivity to antimicrobials and associated factors in the inhabitants of San Francisco de Cuchocorral- El Tambo 2015.

METHODOLOGY: The present study followed a cross-sectional descriptive approach. The universe included 208 inhabitants and the sample was taken from 160 people in the community. The elementary and microscopic examination of urine as well as the urine culture and the antibiogram were carried on. The participants signed an informed consent form before the sample collection. A survey was administered to collect the filiation data and information related to the variables of the present study. The samples were analyzed in the microbiology laboratory of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The obtained results were related to the variables through the SPSS V22 program and Excel for descriptive statistic.

RESULTS: This study determined that urinary infections prevale in a 10% and 100% of female people have this infection and 44% of these women are 19 to 45 years old. The most frequent microorganism was Escherichia coli (87,5%). This was resistant to Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and Gentamicin (28.6%). Proteus and Klebsiella were resistant to Ampiciline-sulbactam and Fosfomycin (100%).

CONCLUSIONS: The contribution to the Canton was to provide epidemiological data on the prevalence of urinary infections, the etiological agent and sensitivity to antimicrobials in the community inhabitants of San Francisco de Cuchocorral.