CD4 count is a marker for initial and follow up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV/AIDS patients. It requires expensive equipment and skill to performed. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends total Iymphocyte count (TLC) as a substitute marker for CfJ4 count to start ART. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between CD4 count and TLC in baseline and follow up data as a gu…
Plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels may reflect the severity of ischemia, although there is no necrosis. A transient ischemia which can increase the heart wall stretch would induces BNP synthesis and release. Synthesis and release of BNP are comparable with the severity of ischemia. The aim of this study was to analyze whether NT-proBNP levels in patient…
Preeclampsia is still one of the major causes of maternal mortality. In preeclamptic renal vascular endothelial damage occurs that leads to proteinuria. Examination of proteinuria is essential in preeclampsia diagnosis. Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) is one of proteinuria test methods with good correlation with 24-hour urinary protein as the gold standard. Another method is chromatogra…
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are very common and are caused by HSV type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV type 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 being mostly associated with orofacial disease, whereas HSV-2 is usually associated with perigenital infection. Diagnosis of HSV infection is established based on history, physical and laboratory examination. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method to detect anti-HSV…
Sepsis is a systemic response to infection especially in pneumonia case. Sepsis can cause complications such as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) which can be divided into compensated and decompensated DIC. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the value of prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen, and D-dimer levels can be used as pre…
Hepatitis B and C are endemic in Indonesia. They could become chronic diseases and some of them could become liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. In order to detect tranfusion-borne diseases in donors' blood, Bandung Indonesian Red Cross has conducted screening test of HBsAg on every bag of blood received, besides the examination of VDRL and anti-HIV, but anti-HCV has only been examined…