Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women: etiology and antimicrobial resistance

Our objectives were to determine the etiology and analyze the antibiotic resistance profiles of microorganisms causing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in our setting. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. In vitro antimicrobial resistance of urine cultures was analyzed. 580 urine...

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Autores principales: Baenas, Diego Federico, Palmieri, Hugo J, Alomar, Juan Manuel, Álvarez Garzón, Joaquín Horacio, Berenguer, Leandro, Vilaró, Mario, Albertini, Ricardo Arturo
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/10208
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Sumario:Our objectives were to determine the etiology and analyze the antibiotic resistance profiles of microorganisms causing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in our setting. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. In vitro antimicrobial resistance of urine cultures was analyzed. 580 urine cultures of women over age fifteen were included. 82.6 % of urine cultures corresponded to cystitis and the remaining 17.4 % corresponded to pyelonephritis. 353 urine cultures of women <50 years old (60.9%) and 227 of women ? 50 years old (39.1%) were obtained. The most common pathogens were Escherichia coli (85.5 %) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.7 %).For Escherichia coli, there was a resistance of 28.6% to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,7.9% to ciprofloxacin and 0.4% to nitrofurantoin. Significant difference (p = 0.005) was seen in the resistance to ciprofloxacin in women ? 50 years old. Our data show there is a low in vitro resistance to nitrofurantoin.