CANDIDIASIS VAGINAL EN MUJERES ATENDIDAS EN EL HOSPITAL GENERAL DEL IESS PORTOVIEJO

Abstract

Vaginal candidiasis is an infection caused by a type of yeast called Candida sp, which is located in the vagina. This fungus as well as other microorganisms lives in equilibrium forming part of the normal flora, however due to alterations in the vaginal tract the number can increase thus producing the disease. The main objective of our research is to determine the frequency of presentation of vaginal candidiasis in women treated at the Portoviejo IESS General Hospital of the Portoviejo canton. A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was performed in the gynecology-obstetric outpatient area of the IEES Portoviejo hospital, in which a sample of 293 patients aged 15 to 50 years treated with vaginal candidiasis was obtained. The source of information was secondary; using the medical records, the instrument used was the data collection sheet that allowed the subsequent tabulation and analysis of the information collected. It was obtained that vaginal candidiasis presented at the ages of 26 to 30 years (27%), urban area (67.6%) and the internal risk factor that predominated was pregnancy (36.9%), the type of yeast of the genus Candida that was most frequently isolated was C. albicans in 2017 with (83.0%). It was found that vulvovaginal candidiasis is very common in our environment, risk factors are a key point for the onset of pathology, and it is important for timely diagnosis by laboratory tests. With the data obtained from the study, new research related to the subject can be created