Prevalencia de infecciones de vías urinarias en pacientes adultos mayores atendidos en el centro de salud Nº 3 Distrito 09D01 en el periodo de marzo a junio del 2019.

Abstract

The urinary tract infection involves the location more common infectious pathology in the elderly patient. The prevalence of urinary tract infection increases with age in both sexes. It is on that basis that the objective of the study is to identify the factors associated with infections of the urinary tract in elderly patients treated at the Health Center No. 3 District 09D01 in the period from March to June 2019. The methodology was based through a quantitative study, description, transverse, taking as study popul ation to 41 older adults (clinical histories); where it was determined in the results that the IVU have a direct impact on the female population in a 61%; The age at which dominates the pathology part from 65 to 70 years in a 27%; the frequency of visits to the doctor by the appearance of the IVU was so very frequent; as the causative agent is the E. coli bacteria with a 88%; being the factors associated with the use of the bladder catheter in a 63%. It concludes that the prevalence of the total population with IVU that attends to the Health Center No 3, is of 30, 82 per cent of the population of adult older.