Legionella pneumophila infection first came to attention after the outbreak in 1979 which was later known as Legionnaire's disease. There was a similar epidemic with milder symptoms in 1968 that was known as Pontiac disease. The causal microorganism was not found by centers for disease control (CDC) until 1977. Transmission of the disease is commonly by aerosol formed from water environment or …
The human has developed a variety of immunologic defense for bearing with many different characteristics of bacteria. This defence mechanisms were provided by natural immunity, spesific immunity or both. Two types of pathogenic microorganisms illustrates the main feature of immunity to microbes: extracellular bacteria and intracellular bacteria. Extracellular bacteria such as staphylococcus, St…
Open noncomparative clinical trial on 41 children with pharyngitis and bacterial tonsilopharyngitis has been conducted at Pediatric Departement National General Hospital Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Jakarta. After diagnosis, has been established azithromycin syrup of 10 mg/kg BW daily were administered, orally, single dose for 3 days subsequently to all of the children. Throat swab culture performed…
Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells which may result in the invasion of normal tissue or the spead to distant organs. There are numerous ways how cancer patients become immunocompromised, by the cancer it self, by radiotherapy and chemotherapy and by medical intervention e.g operation and catheterization. Current cancer therapy regimens have resulted in greater numbers of cancer patients achi…