Estudio de pacientes hospitalizados diagnosticados con diabetes mellitus y su relación con la candiduria por especies del tipo Cándida Albicans

Abstract

Candida albicans usually presents as an oval yeast-like cell of 2 to 4 microns with thin walls, is the microorganism most usually involved in fungal infections in critically ill hospitalized patients who are immunocompromised by degenerative diseases such as diabetes. Due to the amount of sugar in the blood, diabetics do not maintain the symbiotic balance with this kind of fungus, taking advantage of the organism's weakness and incurring an exponential reproduction of its infectious colonies, resulting in the development of Candida in the urine. Objective: To analyze cases of patients with Diabetes Mellitus and their relationship with Candida albicans by identifying risk factors as a contribution to the prevention of candiduria. Methods: For the elaboration of this bibliographic research work, the analytical method applied to the information collected in certified databases such as Scielo, Web of Science, among others, was used to search for Candida albicans (candiduria) in order to contribute to the scientific community. Conclusion: The increase of these infections is due to the greater number of patients with Diabetes Mellitus, immunosuppression factors and poor metabolic control that favor the development of these organisms in the host. Among the main risk factors associated with candiduria are prolonged hospital admission, immunosuppression, presence of urinary catheter, broad-spectrum antibiotherapy, age 65 years and older.