Urine tract infection is the most frequent infectious condition during pregnancy and may result in severe consequences for mother, fetus and newborn.This study tries to determine the features of urine tract infections in pregnant patients attending the prenatal clinic in the Ampliacion paucarpata health center of the ministry of health . Our objectives were:To determine the rate of urine infections, to identify the most frequent causative organisms , and to determine the sensitivity to antibiotics used in treatment of UTIs.It was descriptive, prospective, cross sectional study, with a sample of 88 pregnant patients between 12 and 40 gestational weeks, any parity with or without urine infection symptoms seen in the outpatient office between March and December 2010 .Urine samples were collected after giving their informed consent . Samples were studied by sedimentation, complete urine exam...

Introduction. Infections are an important cause of hospitalization in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it produce increased morbidity and mortality. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of serious infections and to know the most frequent etiology in a public hospital of national reference. Methods. Retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study in Rheumatology Service of the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima, Peru. Medical records and records of laboratory tests were reviewed. The registry of hospitalized SLE patients from 2017 to 2019 was analyzed. Those who presented serious infections (received parenteral treatment or died from the infection) were selected. Demographic data (gender and age), time of illness, activity and damage, the number of infectious events, place of acquired infection, place of admission, the etiological agent and the class...