11 articles in this issue
Tuberculosis diagnosis is an important component in decreasing TB incidence and prevalence. Because of the difficulty to collect sputum in some cases, urine specimens are used as it is easier to garner. One of the biomarkers in urine that can be used to d... see more
Elyana Sri Sulistyowati,Septi Sewi Muninggar,Verarica Silalahi
Covid-19 is a communicable disease causing global pandemic. Some factors inflict worse infection. This study aims to investigate risk factors of Covid-19 confirmed died patients at Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang. It is a retrospective study with a total sa... see more
Raden Bagus Yanuar Renaldy,M. Ahda Naufal Aflahudin,Zukhaila Salma,Sumaryono Sumaryono,Muhammad Yasin Fitriah,Sri Wijayanti Sulistyawati,Dominicus Husada,Sukmawati Basuki
Inadequate latrine and water source cause transmission of intestinal parasitic infection, particularly in children. There is a lack information about it and it is needed to be investigated. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasiti... see more
Ignatius Ivan,Ignatius Ivan,Maureen Miracle Stella,Maureen Miracle Stella,Kevin Tandarto,Kevin Tandarto,Fanny Budiman,Fanny Budiman,Freggy Spicano Joprang,Freggy Spicano Joprang
Children under 5 years of age are particularly vulnerable to malaria. Malaria has caused 445,000 deaths worldwide. Currently, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are the fastest method to diagnose malaria. However, there are limitations that exist such as low s... see more
Herisa Nataliana Junus,Ni Made Mertaniasih,Soedarsono Soedarsono
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria usually cause infection in tuberculous lymphadenitis. To improve accuracy of the detection MTB and NTM bacteria it is necessary to select valid methods. This study aims to compare validity of diag... see more
Nadhilah Putri Ghaisani,Sulistiawati Sulistiawati,Maria Lucia Inge Lusida
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease caused by dengue virus. DHF is mediated by the mosquito vector, the Aedes mosquito. The proliferation of dengue vector is influenced by many factors, one of which is climate factors. DHF is one of the main publi... see more
Tri Nugraha Susilawati,Yohanes Aditya Adhi Satria
Genital tract infection (GTI) remains a significant health concern. It is estimated that in 2016, there were 370 million people who suffer from chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis; and 708 million others suffer from genital herpes and condyloma acumi... see more
Ni Made Mertaniasih,I Gede Yogi Prema Ananda,Soedarsono Soedarsono,Deby Kusumaningrum
Afandi Charles,Simeon Penggoam,Ani Melani Maskoen,Edhyana Sahiratmadja
Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR-8) is known as part of intracellular signaling transduction for bacterial phagocytosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is intracellular pathogenic bacteria that is recognized by this receptor, and genetic variation of TLR-8 mig... see more