Perfil de sensibilidade de uropatógenos em gestantes de um hospital de ensino do município de São Paulo / Sensitivity profile of uropathogens in pregnant women at a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo

Objetivo: O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o perfil de sensibilidade antimicrobiana do patógeno mais comum causador da infecção do trato urinário (ITU) de gestantes que foram internadas em um hospital de ensino do município de São Paulo em determinado período. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, transversal, quantitativo, realizado avaliando as uroculturas positivas e o perfil de sensibilidade antimicrobiana dos agentes mais comuns encontrados em ITUs das gestantes de hospital e maternidade-escola do município de São Paulo de janeiro de 2019 até janeiro de 2020. Resultados: A partir da análise de uroculturas positivas e antibiograma de 149 gestantes admitidas com quadro de infecção urinária no referido hospital no intervalo de tempo analisado, constatou-se que 83,89% dos casos apresentaram como patógeno a bactéria Escherichia coli. No âmbito da resistência bacteriana, percebeu-se que o maior índice foi encontrado no que tange a cefalotina (65%), ampicilina (58%) e ampicilina/sulbactam (45%). Ademais, a partir das análises individuais, 20 pacientes, ou seja, aproximadamente 13,42% apresentaram cepas sensíveis a todas as medicações apontadas, e as demais apresentaram resistência a, pelo menos, uma delas. Conclusão: A partir da premissa de eficácia desempenhada pelo protocolo de medicação empírica estabelecido pela instituição no tocante ao tratamento de infecção do trato urinário em gestantes, a cefalotina certamente não deveria compor o rol de drogas ofertadas às pacientes. Isso se dá, pois a sensibilidade apresentada pela Escherichia coli, patógeno que mais comumente está associado aos quadros de ITU do serviço, a essa droga é muito baixa. Já a nitrofurantoína apresentou um satisfatório espectro de cobertura, sendo a resistência à droga inferior a 10%. Com isso, conclui-se que ela deve permanecer como droga inicial para as ITUs das gestantes que chegam a essa instituição.(AU)

Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial sensitivity profile of the most common pathogen that causes urinary tract infection (ITU) in pregnant women who were admitted to a Teaching Hospital in the city of São Paulo in a specific period. Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out evaluating positive urine cultures and the antimicrobial sensitivity profile of the most common agents found in ITU of pregnant women at Teaching Maternity hospital in the city of São Paulo from January 2019 to January 2020. Results: From the of positive urine culture and antibiogram of 149 pregnant women admitted with a urinary tract infection in the referred hospital in the analyzed period of time, it was found that 83.89% of the cases presented the bacterium Escherichia coli as a pathogen. In the scope of bacterial resistance, it was noticed that the highest index was found with respect to Cephalothin (65%), ampicillin (58%) and ampicillin/sulbactam (45%). Furthermore, from the individual analyzes, 20 patients, that is, approximately 13.42% had strains sensitive to all the medications indicated, with the others showing resistance to at least one of them. Conclusion: Based on the premise of efficacy performed by the empirical medication protocol established by the institution regarding the treatment of urinary tract infection in pregnant women, Cephalothin should certainly not be included in the list of drugs offered to patients. This happens because the sensitivity presented by Escherichia coli, the most commonly pathogen associated with the UTI pathogen of the service, to this drug is very low. Nitrofurantoin, on the other hand, presented a satisfactory coverage spectrum, with drug resistance below 10%. Thus, it is concluded that this should remain as an initial drug for ITUs of pregnant women who arrive at this institution.(AU)

Pregnancy in renal transplant patients: Renal function markers and maternal-fetal outcomes.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate laboratory markers in women who got pregnant after renal transplantation. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional prospective study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Renal function parameters and maternal and fetal data were assessed in renal transplant recipients. RESULTS: Forty-three women who got pregnant after renal transplantation (mean age, 28.5 years; mean gestational age, 35.6 weeks) were included. Most patients (53.5%) received a renal transplant from a deceased donor. Podocyturia was not significantly correlated with other renal function markers. Mean period from transplantation to pregnancy was approximately 5 years; this period was not associated with obstetric complications or changes in renal markers. A gradual increase was observed in the following parameters during pregnancy and puerperium: serum creatinine levels (P < 0.001), proteinuria (P < 0.001), urinary protein/creatinine ratio (P < 0.001), and albumin/creatinine ratio (P < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of protein/creatinine ratio in predicting preeclampsia were high (96.0% and 94.0%, respectively). Elevated serum creatinine levels, urinary albumin/creatinine ratio, and retinol-binding protein levels in the third trimester were associated with prematurity (P < 0.001). Preeclampsia was the main cause of renal function decline at the end of pregnancy (65.0% of cases). Approximately four (9.5%) pregnant women presented with premature rupture of membranes and 18 (42.0%) with a urinary tract infection. CONCLUSIONS: Proteinuria, urinary protein/creatinine ratio, and retinol-binding protein levels were elevated in patients with preeclampsia. Using these markers to assess renal function during pregnancy may be clinically useful for detecting and monitoring renal injury in renal transplant recipients.