Background: Blood cultures in conjunction with the initial Gram stain of positive cultures have often been considered the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of bacteremia. When blood cultures turn positive, the attending physicians are usually notified immediately about Gram stain findings. However, information on the accuracy of Gram staining is very limited. We examined the error of preliminar…
Cytomegalovirus congenital infection is an infection caused by the the subfamily β Herpesviridae, during pregnancy. The incidence of infections among newborn infants is 1 %. One of the effects of congenitally acquired infection is the congenital cataract. A 6-year-old child complained to have a blurred vision diagnosed with cytomegalovirus congenital cataract. The diagnosis was confirmed by a …
data on the epidemiology of influenza in tropical countries, including Indonesia, are still limited. Up dateddata for its prevalence is needed to monitor its spreading and to evaluate its outbreak. Therefore a workingregional laboratory in surveillance of ILI (Influenza Like Illness) was formed. This research was conducted toprovide updated data on prevalence of ILI in regional laboratorium avi…