Introduction: Tuberculosis is the commonest opportunistic infection in human immunodefisiency virus (HIV) patients. Aim this study was to describe TB-HIV coinfection patients among TB patients according to clinical symptoms, acid fast ba cili, chest radiography. Methods: Descriptive study from medical record of 37 TB-HIV coinfection patients in Dr.Moewardi Hospital Surakarta in January 1st 20…
Introduction: The therapy for tuberculosis empyema is more complicated compared to the therapy for non-tuberculosis empyema. Surgical treatment is frequently necessary. However, the optimum time at which surgical intervention must be performed is still not settled. Methods: The medical records of patients with final diagnosis of thoracic tuberculosis empyema were collected during January 2004…
Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human induce variety response involved protective immunity to clinical manifestation of tuberculosis. Oxidative mechanism to infection controlling not only happened in macrofag but in al/ liquid compartment of body. Methods: Aim of this study was to evaluate peroxidative index and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs) in saliva tuberculosis pa…
Background: TB DO TS Strategy policy as the government's efforts in order to decrease TB patients is facilitated through the state budget cost resources, budget, global foreign aid fund, and the WHO. This qualitative study aimed to determinan poeing on cultural efforts in the prevention of pulmonary TB disease. Method of data collection participatory observation, in-depth interviews in patients…
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…