Introduction:

Given the high prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and the significant resistance of the pathogens involved, the world faces a growing public health issue. More studies are needed to analyze microbial susceptibility profiles.

Objectives:

To describe the prevalence of UTIs and uropathogens and to analyze the susceptibility profiles of urine samples of the microbiology laboratory of a reference hospital.

Materials and methods:

A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 396 positive urine cultures, in which the prevalence of UTIs, uropathogens and microbial resistance profile was estimated. Hypothesis tests and non-conditional logistic regression tests were performed to know if there was a statistical difference between genders.

Results:

The prevalence of UTIs was 28%. The three most frequent isolated pathogens were Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli with extended-spectrum β-lactamases and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The highest frequency of antibiotics resistance for these pathogens was ampicillin (66.6%), ceftriaxone (100%) and gentamicin (39.5%), respectively.

Conclusions:

Their high prevalence, the broad spectrum of isolated uropathogens and the diversity of antibiotic resistance profiles make evident the need to develop local research to guide health actions and epidemiological surveillance.

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