Infecção urinária em período gestacional

Abstract

The maintenance of constant or static conditions of our midst internal organism is kept through all organ and tissue of our body, where kidneys are one of the main human organ responsible for this homeostasis. During the pregnancy occurs some anatomic and physiologic alteration in the urinary tract, predisposing the transformation of women with asymptomatic bacteriuria in women with symptomatic bacteriuria. The urinary tract infection (UTI) is featured like pathogenic microorganism dissemination since the urethra to the kidney resulting in possible tissue injury, if the UTI will not be treated. The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria during the pregnancy is approximately 10%, if it is not treated 25% to 57% of these cases developed to symptomatic infection, it can many times result in pyelonephritis. The correct realization of prenatal care during the pregnancy allows a laboratorial diagnosis of the disease in the beginner phase, which with a Family Health Strategy, they can enable a better treatment effectiveness. So, the prenatal care is very important to identify and reduce the UTI consequence to the mother as well as to a malformation to the fetus.