PREVALENCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM UROCULTURES OF OUTDOOR AND INTERNAL PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA BETWEEN 2017 AND 2018

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592472215085

• Palavras-chave: Urinary tract infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility profile.

• Keywords: Urinary tract infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility profile.

• Abstract:

  Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common health problem worldwide. UTI defines both lower urinary tract infections (cystitis) and upper urinary tract infections (pyelonephritis). Goal: The objective of this study is to identify the main bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections, as well as to trace their antimicrobial resistance profile. Materials and methods: Patients of all age groups and both genders were included in the study, all attended at the Hospital Universitário de Brasília between January 2017 and December 2018. Results: Among the 13,259 patients studied, 6,330 were seen in 2017, with 800 (12.64%) positive samples and 4,687 (74.04%) negative samples for bacterial growth, with 843 (13.32%) contaminated samples. A total of 6,929 patients were treated in 2018, with 4,973 (71.77%) negative samples, 1,116 (16.11%) positive samples and 840 (12.12%) contaminated samples. Conclusion: Continuous surveillance work on the main pathogens involved in infections, as well as their susceptibility profiles to antimicrobials, are extremely important, as they support clinicians when choosing the antibiotic.

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