The Effect of Hyperfiltration on Kidney Function in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: living kidney donation is a safe medical procedure. Kidney function after donation is crucial for donors' health and quality of life. Kidney hyperfiltration is a compensatory mechanism, which will preserve kidney function after unilateral nephrectomy.

In Vitro Antibacterial Interaction of Doripenem and Amikacin against Multidrug-Resistant , , and Isolates.

Evaluation of the in vitro interaction of doripenem and amikacin against , , and was done by classifying them into four groups: doripenem and amikacin sensitive (DOR-S/AMK-S), doripenem sensitive and amikacin resistant (DOR-S/AMK-R), doripenem resistant and amikacin sensitive (DOR-R/AMK-S), and both doripenem and amikacin resistant (DOR-R/AMK-R). The MIC of each antibiotic and their combination was obtained using the Etest method. The fractional inhibitory concentration index was calculated to classify the results as synergistic, additive, indifferent, or antagonistic interaction.

Selenium status and fungi in the protein-losing enteropathy of persistent diarrhea.

Background And Objectives: A vicious cycle of infection, malabsorption, and malnutrition has been implicated in the perpetuation of diarrheal disease. This study examined whether persistent diarrhea is associated with changes in selenium status and stool alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) concentration.

Methods And Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 30 children aged 1-12 years with persistent diarrhea who were hospitalized in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and Fatmawati Hospital, Jakarta, and 30 apparently healthy children who were matched by age and sex and lived in a rural area of Jakarta.

Pepsinogen I concentration in organic dyspepsia patients at Gastroenterology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.

Aim: To study Pepsinogen I (PG I) concentration in atrophic chronic gastritis (ACG) and non-atrophic chronic gastritis (NACG) patients with or without H. pylori infection compared to gastroscopy and biopsy as the gold standard.

Methods: The study subjects consisted of 70 organic dyspepsia patients who underwent esofago gastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at the Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic Department of Internal Medicine Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.

Evaluation of the stability of Cell Dyn 16 Tri Level as a control material for laboratory external quality assessment scheme on hematology.

The implementation of a laboratory test should always implement a laboratory quality control program, i.e internal quality control and external quality assessment. In an external quality assessment scheme, a control material that is stable over delivery until tested by the participating laboratory.

Some hematological problems in Indonesia.

Indonesia consist of many island inhabited by many ethnic groups with different social economic condition. As in other parts of the world, anemia is still one of the major health problem in Indonesia. The reported anemia prevalence differs in each area and age groups, ranging from 5.

External quality assessment scheme and laboratory accreditation in Indonesia.

The National Program on External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS) in Indonesia was first started in 1979, organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Health collaborating with professional bodies. The first trial was for clinical chemistry test with 2 cycles per year, followed by the hematology NEQAS in 1986 in collaboration with WHO-Royal Post Graduate Medical School London. After that, the schemes for serology, microbiology and parasitology were also organized.