Prevalence of Bacteriuria in Pregnant Patients of a Family Medicine Unit in Estado de Mexico

Abstract

Objective: to determine the prevalence of bacteriuria in pregnant patients attending a Family Medicine unit. Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study. Pregnant patients who had performed a urine culture were included. 145 electronic clinical records were reviewed, demographic data were gathered, obstetrical history, results of the urine culture, urinary symptoms and treatment. All data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using the spss v. 20. Results: prevalence of bacteriuria was 13.8% (n=20); Escherichia coli was identified as a causal germ in 90% (n = 18); it was detected an increased frequency of bacteriuria in primigravid patients. The results of the positive urine cultures were settled in the clinical records for 55% (n=11) of patients with bacteriuria, which led to that 50% (n=10) received treatment. Conclusions: prevalence of bacteriuria was greater than that reported in the literature. Percentage of positivity for the quarter was higher for the first one with 0.23, despite being the quarter that presented lesser frequency of urine cultures (17.93%). Lack of treatment was mainly because the results of the urine culture were not collected.