Prevalencia de candidiasis vaginal en el tercer trimestre de embarazo en gestantes atendidas en consulta externa por control prenatal en el Hospital General Liborio Panchana Sotomayor en el periodo del 1 de octubre del 2021 al 1 de febrero del 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Candidiasis is an infection caused by the yeast of the genus Cándida, mainly the species Cándida Albicans, which represents 80-90%. In theory, what generates the increase in the number of fungi and bacteria helping to establish the infection are the changes or alteration of the vaginal Ph, which is recurrent in pregnant women due to the hormonal changes involved in having a baby. Objective: To determine the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis in the third trimester of pregnancy in pregnant women attended in outpatient clinic for prenatal control at the Liborio Panchana Sotomayor General Hospital in the period from October 1, 2021 to February 1, 2022. Methodology: Study of prevalence, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, whose sample was selected in a simple random way. It was carried out in pregnant women in the third trimester attended in an outpatient clinic for prenatal control. Results: 1980 cases were obtained corresponding to women who were treated in the outpatient area. Of these, 1496/1980 (75.56%) corresponded to cases that met exclusion criteria. Finally, 547/1496 (36.56%) cases of pregnant women in the third trimester were recovered, from which 100 patients were randomly selected. Conclusion: In a second level hospital, the prevalence is significantly high with 55% of samples with a positive microbiological result compared to other studies that covered a larger population and minimum percentages.