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Plasma suPAR Level and Clinical Characteristics as Predicting Factors for the Result of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture in Suspected MDR-TB Patients

Triwahju Astuti,1 Tri Yudani Mardining Raras,2 Dian Nugrahenny,3 Rahadi Widodo1 1Departemen Pulmonologi dan Kedokteran Respirasi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 2Laboratorium Biomedik, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 3Laboratorium Farmakologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Brawijaya, Malang Abstract Background: In suspected MDR-TB patients with smear AFB remains positive after treatment, the results of mycobacterial culture are not always […]

Atypical Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

Dewi Wijaya¹, Diah Handayani¹, Cahyarini², Feni Fitriani Taufik¹ ¹Departemen Pulmonologi dan Ilmu Kedokteran Respirasi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, RS Persahabatan, Jakarta ²SMF Mikrobiologi, RS Persahabatan Jakarta Abstract Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) is a common respiratory pathogen that resulted diseases of varied severity ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe atypical pneumonia. It is a […]

Development and Validation of In-house PCR (hPCR) for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Radita Ning Anggraeny¹, Maelita Ramdani Moeis¹, Lidya Chaidir² ¹Bioteknologi, Sekolah Ilmu dan Teknologi Hayati, ITB ²Unit Penelitian Kesehatan, Universitas Padjajaran Abstract Backgrounds: Detection of tuberculosis (TB) using Acid Fast Bacteria (AFB) method lacks sensitivity, while culture is time consuming. The purpose of this study was to develope and validate hPCR assay as the recommended method […]