Abstract
Objective: To analyze the incidence of urinary tract infection in patients admitted to the intensive care unit, using vesical catheter. Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study of a quantitative approach, conducted in May 2019, in a teaching hospital accredited to the unified health system, in the Northeast of Brazil. The date was collection in the health care related infection control service database, referring to cases of urinary tract infection recorded from January to December 2017. Results: There were 105 records of urinary tract infections among patients admitted to the intensive care units, being Candida sp. (35.4%), Klebsiella sp. (21.9%) and Escherichia coli (14.2%), the most frequently isolated microorganisms in urine cultures. Conclusions: The incidence of urinary tract infection was above average, justifying the need to implement preventive measures, as an important goal, to promote the patient safety and improve the quality of care.