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Urinary tract infections correspond to one of the most common pathologies in the
population. Bacteriuria is the presence of more than 100 000 UFC / ml of a bacterium in
the urine, due to colonization in the urinary tract, the presence of symptoms is known as
urinary infection and the absence of symptoms is called asymptomatic bacteriuria. There
are risk factors that predispose the population to significant bacteriuria and develop a
urinary tract infection. Gram-negative bacteria are primarily implicated in this type of
infection. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of significant
bacteriuria in the administrative staff working on the central campus of UNACHI during
the period of June-September 2022. During the study it was determined that the
prevalence in the study population is 11% with significant bacteriuria and 89% population
without significant bacteriuria, the population was between the ages of 20 to 65 years.
Among the positive patients for asymptomatic bacteriuria, 87.5% correspond to the female
sex, unlike the male sex that was found 12.5%, among the underlying diseases 25% of
the population with significant bacteriuria were equivalent to people with diabetes, 62.5%
people who have an active sexual life, 38% postmenopausal women, 25% women who
use hormonal contraceptive and 50% women who do not use any type of contraceptives.
Among the microorganisms identified with the highest percentage, E. coli (50%), followed
by Enterobacter spp (25%), Proteus mirabilis (12.5%) and Pseudomona spp (12.5%).
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