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0000-0002-1345-9668
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Universitas Brawijaya
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Publisher: OMICS Publishing Group
Date: 04-12-2008
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2008.30
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-12-2017
DOI: 10.1111/TMI.13000
Abstract: To define the role of Staphylococcus aureus in community settings among patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in Indonesia. Staphylococcus aureus were cultured from anterior nares, throat and wounds of 567 ambulatory patients presenting with SSTI. The mecA gene and genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL lukF-PV and lukS-PV) and exfoliative toxin (ET eta and etb) were determined by PCR. Clonal relatedness among methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and PVL-positive S. aureus was analysed using multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) typing, and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) for a subset of isolates. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) was determined for all MRSA isolates. Moreover, determinants for S. aureus SSTI, and PVL/ET-positive vs PVL/ET-negative S. aureus were assessed. Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from SSTI wounds of 257 (45.3%) patients, eight (3.1%) of these were MRSA. Genes encoding PVL and ETs were detected in 21.8% and 17.5% of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), respectively. PVL-positive MRSA was not detected. Nasopharyngeal S. aureus carriage was an independent determinant for S. aureus SSTI (odds ratio [OR] 1.8). Primary skin infection (OR 5.4) and previous antibiotic therapy (OR 3.5) were associated with PVL-positive MSSA. Primary skin infection (OR 2.2) was the only factor associated with ET-positive MSSA. MLVA typing revealed two more prevalent MSSA clusters. One ST1-MRSA-SCCmec type IV isolate and a cluster of ST239-MRSA-SCCmec type III were found. Community-acquired SSTI in Indonesia was frequently caused by PVL-positive MSSA, and the hospital-associated ST239-MRSA may have spread from the hospital into the community.
Publisher: Scientific Scholar
Date: 07-2018
Abstract: Background: Along with the increase of the health and prosperity level will affect the life expectancy in Indonesia, there has also been an increase in degenerative disease cases. One of the problems arises is cognitive impairment. The mild version of this impairment is often associated with the increase risk that will eventually lead to dementia. Therefore, early detection of this impairment is necessary. Objective: This study is aimed at proving the correlation between Fazekas scale on brain MRI and MoCA-Ina score in defining the degree of cognitive impairment. Methods: This study employed observational analytic design and cross sectional study for its data collection method. The Fazekas scale on brain MRI of 32 patients was read by 3 radiologist, while the MoCA-Ina scoring was done by a competent neurologist. Both tests were done double blindly. Later on, the correlation between Fazekas scale and MoCA-Ina score would be assessed using Spearman Correlation. Results: Statistical calculation conducted using Spearman Correlation reveals that the coefficient is -0.519 with significant score (P) 0.002, which is smaller than α: 0.05. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a strong negative correlation between Fazekas scale and MoCA-Ina score. Conclusion: Fazekas scale evaluation on brain MRI is necessary to be performed as it helps predicting the decline of one's cognitive function, so that an early therapy can be acted upon to prevent dementia in the future.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-03-2019
Publisher: LLC Science and Innovations
Date: 27-06-2023
DOI: 10.15275/RUSOMJ.2023.0202
Abstract: Objective — This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Ophiocephalus striatus extract on body composition, levels of TNF-α, TGF-β1, IL-17, suPAR and neutrophils, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in stable COPD patients with muscle wasting. Methods — Clinical pre- and post- quasi-experimental study of 32 stable COPD patients with muscle wasting from the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic of Saiful Anwar General Hospital Malang, determined in accordance with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2016 and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurements (FFM .6 kg/m BMI .5 kg/m2). Measurements of the following health-related parameters for the QoL due to COPD were performed before and after the nutritional intervention of 3,000 mg of O. striatus extract daily for 12 weeks: TNF-α, TGF-β1, IL-17 and suPAR levels (by ELISA), neutrophils (by blood test), DLCO (by body plethysmography), and CAT score. Results — A non-significant reduction of TNF-α (p=0.302), IL-17 (p=0.275), neutrophil (p=0.619), and suPAR (p=0.674) levels, along with an increase in DLCO (p=0.369), occurred after 12 weeks of O. striatus extract administration. However, the level of TGF-β1 declined significantly (p=0.022), followed by an increase in QoL as assessed by the CAT score (p=0.000). There was no significant correlation between inflammatory cytokines and DLCO, nor with the CAT score. Conclusion — The study results demonstrated a potential role of oral nutritional supplementation in the management of COPD patients with muscle wasting.
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