Perfil da escherichia coli nas infecções urinárias dos pacientes atendidos na clínica médica do Hospital Regional da Ceilândia

Abstract

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is among the most frequent bacterial infections of the human being, standing as the second most common infection in the general population, occurs in all ages, and in the adult female is predominant. The microorganisms that cause UTI varies where infection was acquired, intra or extra hospital and may be viruses, bacteria or fungi, the most frequent bacterial infection. The agent most often involved in community-acquired UTI is Escherichia coli, representing up to 80% of cases, the ITU in hospital etiological agents are variable, although the Escherichia coli still remains as the primary cause. The aim of this study was to profile E. coli urinary infections in patients treated at the HRC. This was a descriptive exploratory qualitative approach. The survey instrument was conducted document analysis, based on research of the electronic database of the Pathology of HRC. As a result, surprisingly, it was found that UTI is prevalent in children, not adults, as demonstrated in several studies. E. coli was present in 75% of UTIs, are prevalent in females. The antibiotics most used in the empirical treatment of UTI, ranging from professionals caring of the patient profile, cost, among other factors. All samples were isolated and showed a good profile of sensitivity and resistance.