CHANGING PATTERN OF NON ALBICANS CANDIDEMIA: OCCURENCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE IN AN INDONESIAN SECONDARY TEACHING HOSPITAL.

Background: In recent years, bloodstream infections due to non- have been reported significantly among hospitalized patients, mainly among immunocompromised patients with high morbidity and mortality rates. A better understanding and awareness regarding the shift of flora to non- is essentially important to improve treatment outcomes. In this study, we evaluated the distribution of non- and their susceptibility to various antifungals among candidemia patients.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance pattern against first-line drugs in patients from urban area.

Objective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) infection is still a major public health burden in Indonesia. TB cases in Indonesia constitute 35% of all the TB cases detected worldwide and the prevalence of TB drug resistance in this country is approximately 3%. The aim of this study was to evaluate the resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line TB drugs among isolates from clinical specimens from a hospital in an urban area.