Abstract Objective: To detect malaria by PCR examination of saliva in pregnant women and to obtain the incidence of malaria and the type of plasmodium causing malaria in pregnant women at various hospital in North Sulawesi.Method: A descriptive cross sectional study in pregnant women during antenatal care at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Medicine University of Sam Ratul…
Different from developed countries, molecular characteristic of colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) among Indonesians in the age group of ≤40 years old is mostly similar compared to the CRC of the age group of >40 years old, and both are sporadic cancers. To know the association of molecular characteristic with the risk factors of CRC, a cross sectional study was conducted to analyze the associat…
Dengue viral infections affect all age groups and produce a spectrum of clinical illness that ranges from asymptomatic to severe and occasionally fatal disease. Severe dengue characterized by plasma leakage, hemoconcentration, and hemostatic disorder. The aim of this study was to know the characteristic of severe dengue patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Dr. Hasan Sadikin…
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is the reflux of gastric acid through the esophagus that reaches laringopharyngeal area. The prevalence of LPR in the range 15–20%, and caused chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The incidence of LPR in patients with CRS has ranged between 37–72%. The prevalence of CRS 16,3% in adults and affecting quality of life. Omeprazole and lansoprazole are proton pump inhibi…
Many factors should be considered by a surgeon to choose an abdominal incision, such as incision extensibility, speed of operation, presence or absence of adhisions, hemostasis problems, possibility of postoperative complications such as infections, hernia or dehiscence, and wound healing. Midline or linea mediana incision makes the field operation seem wider, therefore the operations can be pe…