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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242021000102822</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comportamiento de las infecciones del sistema genitourinario en el Hospital Universitario &#8220;Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández&#8221;. Matanzas. 2014-2019.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Behavior of the genitourinary system infections in the University Hospital &#8220;Comandante Faustino Perez Hernandez&#8221;. 2014-2019]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osmany Lázaro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Martín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ronaldo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alety]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leyva Calafell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcia de los Ángeles]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lourdes]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Junco Piedra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nidieska]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Comandante &#8220;Faustino Pérez Hernández&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>2822</fpage>
<lpage>2837</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000102822&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000102822&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242021000102822&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  durante mucho tiempo los términos infección y sepsis han sido utilizados en forma alternativa, la tendencia actual es referirse al término infección como proceso bacteriano dependiente del germen.  Objetivo:  caracterizar el comportamiento de las infecciones urológicas en el servicio de urología del Hospital Universitario Comandante &#8221;Faustino Pérez Hernández&#8221;, Matanzas.  Materiales y métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal, a los pacientes atendidos en el servicio de urología del hospital Faustino Pérez, mediante el método de pesquisaje activo en el periodo comprendido desde enero de 2014 hasta diciembre de 2019.  Resultados:  se comprobó que la mayor parte de la población sometida a estudio es adulta mayor, predominando el sexo masculino. Entre las patologías crónicas asociadas a infecciones se encuentran la diabetes mellitus, la insuficiencia renal crónica, las inmunodeficiencias. El uso de catéteres se presentó en más de un 64% de los pacientes con infecciones. La echerichia coli fue el germen de mayor incidencia seguido de la klepsiella, pseudomonas.  Conclusiones:  la hiperplasia benigna de próstata, las litiasis, estenosis uretrales y los tumores uroteliales y prostático, son las principales causas obstructivas asociadas a infecciones. Un grupo importante de los pacientes operados presentaron infección del sitio quirúrgico. La sensibilidad bacteriana ante los antibióticos mostró mayor sensibilidad a meropenem, aztreonam y amikacina.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary  Introduction:  the terms infection and sepsis have being alternatively used during many years; the current tendency is referring to the term infection as a germ- dependent bacterial process.  Objective:  to characterize the behavior of urologic infections in urological service of the University Hospital &#8220;Comandante Faustino Perez Hernandez&#8221;.  Materials and methods:  an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional research has been made to the patients who have attended the urology service of the University Hospital &#8220;Comandante Faustino Perez Hernandez&#8221;, using the method of active screening in the period from January 2014 until December 2019.  Results:  it was proved that the biggest part of the studied population is elder adult people, predominating the male sex. Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, immunodeficiency were found among the chronic diseases associated to infections. The use of catheters was present in more than 64% of patients. Echerichia coli was the germ with highest incidence, followed by Klepsiella, andPseudomonas.  Conclusions:  benign prostatic hyperplasia, lithiasis, urethral stenosis, prostatic and urothelial tumors are the main obstructive causes associated to infections. An important group of patients who underwent surgery presented infections at the surgical site. Bacteria showed higher sensitivity to antibiotics like meropenem, aztreonam and amikacin.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[germs]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[antimicrobial resistance]]></kwd>
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