%0 Journal Article
%T Manejo de la infecci車n del tracto urinario Management of the urinary tract infection
%A Isis Yero Alos
%A Dulce M Calvo
%A Ana Julia Garc赤a Milian
%J Revista Cubana de Farmacia
%D 2005
%I ECIMED
%X Se realiz車 el dise o de un estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal del tipo de indicaci車n-prescripci車n con elementos de esquema terap谷utico y consecuencias pr芍cticas. Se consider車 como elegible para el estudio a los municipios que reportaron un mayor consumo de antimicrobianos para el tratamiento de las infecciones del tracto urinario (ITU). La muestra estuvo representada por 863 pacientes. Se utilizaron como principales f芍rmacos el cotrimoxazol, la ciprofloxacina y el 芍cido nalid赤xico. Se realizaron 7 diagn車sticos de ITU, dos de ellos no pertenec赤an a la clasificaci車n recomendada para esta entidad. Los antimicrobianos utilizados no se comportan seg迆n lo recomendado y los esquemas terap谷uticos, en su mayor赤a, son inadecuados, adem芍s existen problemas en la clasificaci車n de las infecciones del tracto urinario. The design of a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study of the indication-prescription type with elements of therapeutic scheme and practical consequences was made. The municipalities that reported a higher consumption of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of infections of the urinary tract. were considered eligible for the study. 7 diagnoses of UTI were made. The sample was composed of 863 patients. Co-trimaxole, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid were used as main drugs. 2 of them did not correspond to the classification recommended for this entity. The antimicrobial agents used did not behave according to what is suggested and most of the therapeutic schemes were inadequate. Besides, there were problems in the classification of the urinary tract infection.
%K ITU
%K antimicrobianos
%K consumo
%K UTI
%K antimicrobial agents
%K consumption
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