Publications by authors named "P Z Soepandi"
Determinants of treatment outcomes in patients with multidrug-resistant TB.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- Treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is challenging, and understanding the reasons for poor treatment outcomes is still limited.
- A study in Jakarta analyzed adult MDR-TB patients from 2013 to 2016, looking at factors like age, diabetes, and HIV co-infection that impact treatment success.
- Key findings showed that older age and specific health issues significantly increase the risk of death or loss to follow-up, with different risks appearing at different times during treatment.
Background: As a rare tumor, yolk sac tumor is a type of neoplasm that appears like the yolk sac, extraembryonic mesenchyme, and allantois. The mediastinum is the second most frequent area after the gonadal area.
Case Report: We present an extremely rare case of 15 years old boy with mediastinal yolk sac tumor.
Body mass index predictive of sputum culture conversion among MDR-TB patients in Indonesia.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
May 2014
Setting: Programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis at Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Objective: To evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and sputum culture conversion during treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 212 MDR-TB patients.
Background And Objective: Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem and the prevalence is high in many Asian countries.
Methods: A prospective observational study of the prevalence of bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibilities in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) was conducted in Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong from August 2006 to April 2008. The diagnosis of AECB was based on increased cough and worsening of two of following: dyspnoea, increased sputum volume or purulence.
Background: Limited understanding of the presentation and course of influenza A(H5N1) infection in humans hinders evidence-based management.
Methods: We reviewed the case records of patients admitted to the Persahabatan Hospital (RSP), Jakarta, Indonesia, with influenza A(H5N1) confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Results: Twenty-two previously well patients, aged 3 to 47 years (median 24.