Introduction: Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is associated with severe birth defects, that lead to disability in later life. Hence, early detection and intervention are needed to prevent permanent disability and mortality in children with CRS. We evaluated the time to diagnosis or correction intervention related to survival rate using survival analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccine routine immunization programme has been implemented for almost a decade; however, there is limited surveillance of carriage rates in the Indonesian population. was isolated from nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens of healthy children on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia from 2018 to 2019. Serotyping was performed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: All sectors are affected due to COVID-19 pandemic occurring worldwide, including the education industry. School closure had been taking place for more than a year in Indonesia. Despite the controversies, Indonesian government had decided to begin school reopening.
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