Prevalencia de infecciones del tracto urinario (ITU) en el segundo y tercer trimestre de embarazo y riesgo de parto prematuro en pacientes del Hospital Isidro Ayora durante el período Enero 2014 Enero 2017.

Abstract

Abstract:The present retrospective case-control study seeks to determine if urinary tract infections act as a risk factor for premature delivery. The prevalence of urinary tract infections during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy in the study population was 11.06%; 62.5% of these were presented during the third quarter; Escherichia coli was the main isolated microorganism (78.94%). The Epidat 3.1 tool was used to obtain the sample; 206 patients between 17-40 years old were included, and all factors that could act as confounding variables were established as exclusion factors in order to improve the quality of the study. A 95% confidence interval and a p-value <0.05 were established to consider the results as statistically significant. Among those who presented UTI during the current pregnancy 65.1% developed preterm birth; the risk of developing preterm birth in this population was 2.19 times higher compared to those who were not diagnosed with UTI during their pregnancy; The 95% confidence interval established was 1,089-4,405.