Urinary tract infection in pregnant women: possible causes

• Autor(a) principal: Freitas, Priscila Maria Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Duarte Neto, Neemias Costa, Santos, Denise Alves, de Castro Filha, Jurema Gonçalves Lopes, Albuquerque, Francisca Leilisvânia Souza, Silva, Ingrid Germano de Azevedo, Barbosa, Francisca Maria Alves, de Assunção, Jessyca Karolayny Coutinho, Sousa, Eliana da Silva, Noronha, Francisca Maria Ferreira, de Sousa, Leila Cristina Almeida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/390
• topic: Assistência à saúde. Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez. Infecções Urinárias; Health care. Infectious Complications of Pregnancy. Urinary infections

Urinary tract infection is the third most common clinical alteration in pregnant women, due to several changes in their body. The objective was to identify the possible causes of urinary tract infection in pregnant women, describe the risks of complications and how important is its diagnosis as soon as possible. This is a literature review, carried out in the main databases, namely: SciELO, Lilacs, BDENF, MEDLINE using the following descriptors combined with Boolean descriptors: “Health care AND Infectious Complications in Pregnancy AND Urinary Infections, between 2011 a 2021; available in full for free and whose results meet the objectives of this study. As exclusion criteria, articles written in other languages ​​that do not follow those described above were adopted; publications prior to December 2011; texts not freely available in full; theses, monographs, studies of bibliographic reviews and repeated texts. Urinary tract infections during pregnancy are caused by hormonal, anatomical and physiological factors that contribute to bacterial growth. In addition, there is an association between hospitalization for UTI in the pregnant woman and episodes of preterm labor. It is concluded that the frequency of pregnant women with complications due to UTI constitutes a health problem in the country, bringing to the discussion the importance of primary care coverage and the implementation of intervention policies for its reduction.