PREVALENCIA DE INFECCIONES URINARIAS EN PACIENTES CON DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2. HOSPITAL “TEODORO MALDONADO CARBO” DEL IESS. PERIODO ABRIL 2016-MARZO 2018.

Abstract

Urinary tract infections in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus represent the second most common cause of infections. The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of urinary infections in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Teodoro Maldonado Hospital. It is an observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study in patients admitted to the endocrinology area during from April 2016 to March 2018. The information was collected through medical records; The data was stored in Excel for later analysis. Among the results, a prevalence of 39.7% was determined, that is, the UTIs affect 199 for every 500 patients in the present study; conformed by a population between 35 to 70 years, the majority being of feminine sex. The most isolated uropathogen is E. coli, present in 31.1% of urine cultures, followed by other gram-negative bacteria such as: P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae, however, gram-positive bacteria and fungi such as S. aureus and C. albicans were also isolated. Among the most common risk factors are poor glycemic control, elevated HbA1c, and the use of insulin as the treatment of choice.