Publications by authors named "Restuti Hidayani Saragih"
Background: In December 2019, a cluster of viral pneumonia cases, later identified as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first reported in Wuhan, China, and then continued to spread to other parts of the world. COVID-19 is thought to be more prevalent in adults than children; therefore, information about COVID-19 burden and characteristics in children is lacking.
Methods: We gathered data on the profile and transmission in children with COVID-19 from data collected by the North Sumatera Provincial Health Office team.
. Findings and Its Symptomatology among Immunocompromised Patients.
Open Access Maced J Med Sci
May 2019
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the symptoms and prevalence of Cryptosporidiosis among HIV-infected patients at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan, Indonesia, noting the challenges in treatment.
- A total of 24 HIV patients with over a week of diarrhea were enrolled, revealing that 8 tested positive for Cryptosporidiosis, with major symptoms including abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and fever.
- The research highlights significant associations between the severity of symptoms and immune system health, especially CD4 cell count, emphasizing the need for clinicians to be vigilant in managing high-risk patients.
Global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a key component of the 68th World Health Assembly Global Action Plan on AMR. Laboratory-based surveillance is inherently biased and lacks local relevance due to aggregation of data. We assessed the feasibility, sensitivity, and affordability of a population-based AMR survey using lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS), which classifies a population as having a high or low prevalence of AMR based on a priori defined criteria.
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