Background: The resistance case is a problem for TB prevention and eradication programme in the world. Therefore, it is important to investigate the rate and the pattem of primary resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and pattem of primary resistance in category I ofpulmonary TB patients in H. Adam Malik Hospital-Medan, lndonesia. Methods: Thi…
Tuberculosis is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and among infectious diseases it is rank first as the cause of mortality. The problem in handling this infection lies on the method of detection which is patient oriented and limitation of community participation. The study was conducted in Kelurahan Cawang using community based methods i.e. focus group discussion (FGD), …
Introduction: Diagnostic tuberculosis using acid fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy and conventional Lowenstein Jensen (U) culture remain the cornerstone but the sensitivity of these traditional methods is quite low, especially in the samples containing small number of organism. There is a need for rapid, sensitive and accurate detection of these organisms in clinical specimens to hasten the adminis…
Background: TSG-6, an inflamation-associated protein, forms covalent complexes with heavy-chains from TNF. These protein potentiating the antiplasmin activity of this serine protease inhibitor. The aim of study was to determine and show that TSG-6 are present in Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) from patients with lung TB and heavy smoker. Design and Methods : Experiments conducted in vitro with pu…
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen38 is a potent serodiagnostic agent containing two M. tuberculosisspecific B-cell epitopes. The high price of imported diagnostic agents hinders realization of fast clinical TB diagnosis in developing countries. Therefore, we produced recombinant antigen38 (recAg38M) from M. tuberculosis local strain, which might be used to produce economical tuberc…
In 1992, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared tuberculosis as a Global Emergency. In 2004, WHO stated that there are 8.8 million new cases for tuberculosis. Indonesia ranks third in the world for the number of cases of tuberculosis, after India and China. This study aims to determine the relationship Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) positivity rate with picture of chest radiograph in patient…
Pulmonory TB is an Infection of the lung diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and being a health problem for the world. Pulmonary TB is closely related to poverty, malnutrition, slums, housing under the standards, and inadequatenhealth care.The aim of this was to find out the profile of Pulmonary TB patients who get treatment at the Community Health Centre of Sakti in district of Pidi…
The Use Of Maska and Gloves By Lampung Workers P2TB Pulmonary Clinic, is a way avoid transmission of pulmonary TB cases from the patient. Transmission of pulmonary TB cases are caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ positive smear can be through droplet breathing or ingested through food. The purpose of this study know the the discription of the use of masks and gloves on the incide…
Discription Conditions Sputum and Quality Preparation Smear for Diagnosis of Tb-Lung Disease. In Improving the diagnostic acuracy of pulmonary TB in microscopic diagnoses the need for uniformity and accuracy of test results. Until now PRM clinic (referral center microscopic) has worked as a vanguard for examination preparation (slide) smear, without ever doing surveillance of the quality and un…
Spinal fusion for spondylitis tuberculosis is performed to diminish infection source, correct deformity and overcome neurologic complication. Data of spinal fusion rate has not been available yet. The other problem is that branded instrumentation price is very expensive. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate successful rate of spinal fusion in spondylitis tuberculosis perfo…