Bibliographic citations
Vargas, D., (2024). Prevalencia de bacterias y hongos causante de úlcera corneal infecciosa y factores de riesgo en Centros Especializados de Trujillo, Perú [Universidad Nacional de Trujillo]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14414/22162
Vargas, D., Prevalencia de bacterias y hongos causante de úlcera corneal infecciosa y factores de riesgo en Centros Especializados de Trujillo, Perú []. PE: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo; 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14414/22162
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title = "Prevalencia de bacterias y hongos causante de úlcera corneal infecciosa y factores de riesgo en Centros Especializados de Trujillo, Perú",
author = "Vargas Riveros, Diana Carla",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Trujillo",
year = "2024"
}
The objective of the research was to determine the prevalence of bacteria and fungi causing infectious corneal ulcer and risk factors in patients from Specialized Centers in Trujillo, Peru. The retrospective cross-sectional descriptive method was used, with 116 patients of all ages with a diagnosis of corneal ulcer treated by the “Hernán Miranda Cueto” Institute of Tropical Medicine and the Kid Lab Specialized Laboratory for their microbiological study during the periods 2018 - 2020. and 2022, the data were obtained from medical records and were entered in the data collection form. Of 116 patients, all were positive for corneal ulcer, of which 19.8% were positive for bacteria, 45.7% positive for fungi, and 34.5% for other agents. Gram-negative bacteria had a prevalence of 87% and gram-positive bacteria with 13%, filamentous fungi 98.1% and yeasts 1.9%. In the risk factors, the male sex had a prevalence of 64.7% and the female sex 35.23%, the age range between 35 to 49 years had the highest prevalence with 29.3% and the lowest in the age range of 5 to 19 years old with 5.2%; According to the occupation, workers had the highest prevalence with 47.4%, followed by farmers with 16.4%, in the area of residence the urban area had a prevalence of 63.8% and the rural area 36.2%. It is concluded that the prevalence of corneal ulcers caused by bacteria and fungi was 65.6%, being higher in fungi with 45.7% than in bacteria with 19.8%, of which gram positive bacteria obtained a higher prevalence than gram negative bacteria. Among the factors with the highest prevalence related to infection are male sex with 64.7%, age between 35 to 49 years 29.3%, occupation as a worker 47.4% and urban areas with 63.8%.
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