Objetive: To determine the prevalence of E. coli among positive urine cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility according to their ESBL+. Methods: An observational, descriptive, and retrospective case series study was carried out evaluating medical records of patients with urinary tract infections hospitalized in a prestigious clinic in Lima between 2019 and 2021. Positive urine cultures and their antibiograms were analyzed. Results: The highest prevalence corresponded to Escherichia coli with 65% and, particularly 15%, that of Escherichia coli ESBL+, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp (14.77%), Staphylococcuss saprophyticus (5.68%), Proteus mirabilis (3.41%), Enterococcus sp. (2.27%), among others. According to the antibiograms, there was a higher prevalence of resistance for E. coli ESBL to the following antibiotics: Amoxicillin- clavulanic acid (100%), ampicillin (100%), cephalotin...

Objective: To evaluate the impact of an educational intervention in reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity, in diet and in the levels of physical activity of primary school children. Methods: The study was quantitative, analytical, quasiexperimental. The sample consisted of 272 elementary school students, divided into two groups of 136 children each, with intervention and without educational intervention. Nutritional status was measured at the beginning and after the educational intervention in both groups. The intervention consisted of carrying out training activities on healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, wáter intake and physical activity, all through playful games and educational workshops. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM - School of Medicine). Reults: The age of the students was between 6 and 1...

In Peru, noncommunicable diseases represent a high rate of its burden of disease. According to the Demographic and Family Health Survey, from 2016 to 2021, the percentage of people aged 15 and older with a medical diagnosis of arterial hypertension has increased by 4.5 percentage points and on average 65.5% take medication for their disease. The percentage of people aged 15 and older with a medical diagnosis of diabetes increased by 2 percentage points and on average 71.2% take medication for their disease. The preventive care services reduction due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru shows the need to establish strategies oriented to the use of information and communication technologies, reinforce health education programs, guarantee access to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, adequately remunerated human resources and strengthen NCD epidemiological surveillance programs that contribute to ...