LA INFECCIÓN DEL TRACTO URINARIO COMO FACTOR DE RIESGO PARA PREECLAMPSIA EN EL HOSPITAL BELÉN DE TRUJILLO, 2017-2020: INFECCION DEL TRACTO URINARIO COMO FACTOR DE RIESGO PARA PREECLAMPSIA

• Autores: Nieto Polo Barreto, Valeria, Hashimoto Pacheco, Humberto Víctor
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Investigación Materno Perinatal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe:article/465
• Enlace del recurso: https://investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe/index.php/rpinmp/article/view/465
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: infeccion del tracto urinario; preeclampsia; gestación; factor de riesgo; controles prenatales; Urinary Tract Infections; Preeclampsia; Risk factor; Prenatal care

Objectives: To determine if urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is a risk factor for preeclampsia at the Hospital Belén de Trujillo between 2017-2020. Materials and Methods: An observational, retrospective, analytical case-control study was conducted, which included 102 pregnant women with more than 20 weeks of gestation attended at the Hospital Belén de Trujillo. Two groups were compared: one with preeclampsia and the other without preeclampsia, matched in a 1:2 ratio. The Chi-square test was used to analyze the data, considering significance if the p-value was <5% (p < 0.05). Results: It was found that 79.4% of patients with preeclampsia had a history of UTI during pregnancy, while only 38.2% of the pregnant women in the control group had it. Urinary infection was significantly associated with preeclampsia (OR: 6.2, 95% CI 2.375–16.346, p= 0.000), indicating that pregnant women with UTI have a 6.2 times higher risk of developing preeclampsia compared to those without infection. Conclusions: Urinary tract infection during pregnancy is an important risk factor for preeclampsia in this population, which highlights the importance of early detection during prenatal care.