Tuberculosis (TB) is the single most infectious disease, kllling millions of people globally. Conventional modalities for Tb detection many times the disease is diagnosed at delayed stage and can not use for deep seated infection. Therefore, research and development of 99mtTc-ethambutol to detect and locate TB at an early stage in any anatomical site have been conducted and locate BATAM Bandung…
Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β –Lactomases (ESBL)-bacteria of Blood Isolates in Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang 2004-2005. Prevalence of ESBL bacteria varies among hospitals, which its reistance could be spread to other bacteria : causes infections with a high morbidity and mortality. There were no data of ESBL prevalence and its distribution within Dr. Kariadi hospital wards. Objective of …
LD50 determination in toxoplasma gondi infection in balb/c mice , LD50 is a merker of virulence which is reflects degree of microorganism pathogenecity. LD50 of every pathogens to be used should be determined in order to chose an appropiate infective dose of agents under the study. Toxoplasma gondii RH strain has been maintained in the laboratory by serial passage in mice for several years, in…
To access the impact of contraception DMPA injection to bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine (LSI-4) for short term acceptor before the 3nd injection for short term acceptor (before the 3rd injection for short term acceptors (before the 3rd injection on the 24th week or 6 months and before the 5th injection on the 48th week or 1 year) sompared to non acceptor as control and long term acc…
Indonesai adalah negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia.Jumlah populasi dI Indonesia adalah237.512.352 (Juli 2008). Kematian dan Kesakitan ibu masih merupakan masalah utama di Indonesia. Indonesia tidak memiliki sistem statistik vital untuk mengumpulkan informasi secara langsung mengenai indikator-indikator tersebut. Angka kematian ibud (AKI) di Indonesia lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan sebagian b…
To prove that glucose treatment in human prostatic stromal cells (GPSC) culture wound increase PKC alpha isozyme activity. Primary cuktures of HPSC were obtained from patients with blader outlet obstruction caused by benign prostatic enlargement. The effects various contrations of glucose (5,10.15.20.30.35 micro-Mol) on PKC-alpha isozyme activity were examined quantitatively by spectropotometry…
The increased percentage of patients with HIV-TB coinfection leads to inevitable interactions between rifapincin and efavirenz Efavirenz is a potent non-nucoside reverse transcripate inhibitor (NNRT) for the treatment of HIV infection. The use of this drug combination with rifampicin causes problem in determination of the optiml dosage of efavirenz when adminstered concomitanly with refapicin.E…
As human life expectancy continues to increase, deleloping countries are reporting higher percentace of elderly in their respective population. The defense mechanisms of the elderly are reduced due to several factors, such as increased susceptibility to infection, specifically urinary tract infection (UTI). A randomised placebo-controlled, double-blin trial was conducted to assess whether multi…