Effectiveness of to reduce inflammation markers and the length of stay of patients with community-acquired pneumonia: An open-label clinical trial.

Examination of the interleukin 6 (IL-6) and procalcitonin levels, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) might could help to diagnosis and predict the duration of therapy and prognosis of pneumonia cases. var rubrum could be used as an adjunct therapy in infectious diseases as it has anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of study was to assess the effect of Z.

Design and prototype of TOMO: an app for improving drug resistant TB treatment adherence.

Drug resistance and multi drugs tuberculosis (DR/MDR-TB) are associated with patients' low adherence to undergoing complex treatment. Driven by the increasing use and penetration of a smartphone and the End of TB Strategy that seeks for digital health solution, Center for Tropical Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada has developed TOMO, an Android-based app for improving medication adherence in MDR-TB. This paper aims to present the sequential steps to develop the app, its general architecture, and its functionalities.

Influence social and healthcare support on psychiatric adverse events in MDR-TB patient.

Introduction: Multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a continuing threat because the treatment is rather toxic. One of the causes of poor treatment outcome is due to the adverse events, especially the occurrence of psychiatric adverse events.

Methodology: The two cases presented in this paper are MDR-TB patients with psychiatric adverse events related to depression spectrum.