Staphylococcus is a normal flora of the oral cavity that can turn into a pathogen and cause various diseases in the oral cavity. The use of herbal ingredients that have antibacterial properties can be an alternative treatment as a substitute for chlorhexidine gluconate. Garlic skin as an antibacterial has not been widely studied and is still considered as waste. Objective: To determine the anti…
Latar Belakang: Sepsis neonatorum memiliki tingkat morbiditas dan mortalitas yang tinggi pada neonatus. Pemeriksaan kultur darah masih menjadi gold-standard dalam mendiagnosis kasus ini, tetapi prosesnya yang cukup lama membutuhkan pemberian terapi empiris sampai didapatkan hasilnya. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan data pola kepekaan bakteri yang paling umum ditemukan secara rutin untuk menentukan …
Background: Diseases transmitted through vectors, especially mosquito bites, posed a public health problem in various regions. The identification of potential water storage places as breeding grounds for mosquito larvae was the objective of this research. Method: This study was employed a descriptive method with a field survey design and laboratory analysis. The research sample included all hou…
Background: Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges caused by bacterial infection. Bacterial meningitis is still a neurological emergency with high morbidity and mortality rates at all ages, especially in developing countries. The most common causative bacteria vary by age and geographic location. Antibiotic administration is the main treatment as causal therapy against germs th…
Background: CSFP is defined as an angiographic findings which shows delayed opacification of contrast in distal coronary vessel in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The occurrence of CSFP are often underrecognized, even though CSFP can be an early sign of coronary artery disease. Therefore, this research was conducted to acquire data on prevalence and characteristics of CSFP p…
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes opportunistic and healthcare-acquired infections. It is capable of rapidly developing antibiotic resistance during treatment. The resistance of P. aeruginosa to antibiotics will complicate the treatment and recovery of patients, as well as increase morbidity and mortality due to long hospitalization period, complicated t…
Background: Escherichia coli is a normal flora that commonly resides in the human gut. This bacterium can turn into a pathogen if it gets additional virulence gene transfer from other bacteria. E. coli is among the Enterobactericeae that produce the most Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) that can cause resistance to various types of antibiotics, especially β-lactams, monobactams, and car…
Background: One of the complications of tooth extraction was dry socket or alveolar osteitis, caused by Streptococcus mutans. The infection following tooth extraction could be reduced by providing adequate antibiotics and mouthwashes. Ambon banana peel could be utilized as an antibacterial due to its content of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and terpenoids which inhibited bacterial g…
Background: Binahong (Anredera cordifolia) is a herbal plant endemic in Indonesia. Binahong is predicted to have antibacterial activity. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of binahong extract as an antibacterial against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Methods: This experimental research tested binahong extract for inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria by using the Kirby-Bauer …
Latar belakang: Streptococcus mutans merupakan salah satu dari empat faktor utama penyebab karies pada gigi. Adanya efek samping dari penggunaan obat antibakteri menyebabkan urgensi untuk mencari bahan alternatif. Ikan patin merupakan salah satu jenis ikan air tawar yang hidrolisat kolagennya memiliki potensi sebagai bahan alternatif antibakteri. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menge…
Latar Belakang: Pandemi COVID-19 dan kebijakan-kebijakan yang diterapkan untuk mengendalikannya seperti, social-distancing, karantina, penutupan sekolah dan pembelajaran secara daring, merupakan sebuah tantangan bagi remaja yang apabila tidak berhasil diatasi akan meningkatkan risiko masalah perilaku. Informasi mengenai dampak dari kebijakan pemerintah terhadap masalah perilaku remaja SMA di Ko…
Transgander are a group that has a risk of being infected with sexually transmitted infections. Indonesia has a fairly high increase in the prevalence of STIs in the transgender group of 25.80%. Palembang is one of the cities in Indonesia that has the highest prevalence of STIs, with 16% of syphilis cases and 21.9% of gonorrhea cases in the transgender group. One of the reasons for the increase…
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ALOE VERA JELLY CANDY ON THE GROWTH OF Streptococcus mutans Sayidati Mutiah Dentistry Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University Abstract Background: Streptococcus mutans is a bacterium which has an important role in the process of dental caries. Aloe vera has potential as an antibacterial agent which can inhibit or kill Streptococcus mutans and can be used as a product…
Introduction. Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus is one of the most common microbes causing invasive nosocomial infections in children. However, not much research has been done on this matter in Indonesia, especially in Palembang. The purpose of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical profile of pediatric patients with invasive Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus infection at Dr. …
Introduction: Hirschsprung’s Disease (HSCR) is a congenital disease in which developmental disorders occur in the building components of the enteric nervous system. Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis (HAEC) is a complication of HSCR. It is a condition where there is obstruction in the intestine due to the absence of ganglion cells and hypertrophy of peripheral nerve fibers. HAEC can occur …
The elderly are a group of people with a high risk of transmitting COVID-19, even if it impacts the severity experienced. In this study, the elderly group was classified into the pre-elderly age group (50-64 years) and the elderly (≥65 years) (Ministry of Health, 2013; CDC; 2021). The high mortality rate in the elderly causes concerns that cannot be prevented. Based on a report from the COVID…
The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 are the developments and impactsn caused by COVID-19. Each person's clinical manifestations vary, such as mild and severe stages. The elderly and pre-elderly as a risk group usually experience severe clinical manifestations and have a higher fatality rate than other groups with the highest mortality cases in Palembang City. This study aims to determine th…
The declining quality of life and the community's vulnerability can worsen the Covid-19 pandemic. Social vulnerability is a characteristic of a group that can threaten their ability to prevent, cope with or recover from the impact of a hazard. By linking social conditions with risk exposure, social vulnerability is useful for looking at the inequality of the social effects experienced by societ…
Vocational High School is an educational institution that requires face-to-face learning because learning in vocational schools is always practical. Due to covid19, the Minister of Education and Culture has allowed the Education unit to conduct face-to-face learning guided by the 4 Ministerial Decree. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of health protocol po…
Peningkatan jumlah kasus COVID-19 yang menyebar ke seluruh dunia hingga lebih dari 2 juta kasus di Indonesia mengharuskan pelaksanaan karantina kesehatan pada alat angkut kapal. Sebagai alat angkut, kapal harus bebas dari faktor risiko penyebaran penyakit seperti COVID-19 di kapal dengan menerapkan sanitasi kapal yang baik sehingga penyebaran COVID-19 dapat dikendalikan. Tujuan pada penelitian …
Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The 16 Ilir Market is one of the markets in Palembang that is spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) because it is the largest market in Palembang. The location of 16 Ilir Market is quite strategic because the market is near the Ampera Bridge and the Musi River edge. The wa…
In Indonesia, the high number of stagnates remains an important health problem, one of which is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). According to WHO, it is known that up until 2017 Indonesia was the third rank for incidence of dengue fever in Southeast Asia, after Myanmar and Thailand. However, from 2018 to 2019 Indonesia occupied the second highest incidence of dengue fever in Southeast Asia. The …
Penyebaran COVID-19 dapat terjadi saat seseorang menyentuh permukaan yang telah terkontaminasi yang kemudian melakukan kontak langsung pada bagian mulut, hidung, atau mata. Oleh karena itu, perlunya adanya alat yang digunakan untuk melindungi bagian mulut, hidung, atau mata seperti masker. Seiring meningkatnya kebutuhan terhadap masker, meningkat pula kenaikan sampah masker yang tidak diolah se…
The 5M movement was initiated by the government in order to break the chain of spread of the Corona virus starting in late 2020. The purpose of this study is to analyze various factors related to the compliance of the 5 M health protocol in Sriwijaya University education staff during the COVID-19 pandemic with a background of 73 positive confirmed education personnel from 1,317 numbers of educa…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infectious disease that is still a public health problem in Indonesia. South Sumatra is one of the DHF endemic areas, with Lubuklinggau City has high DHF cases with the highest Case Fatality Rate (CFR) in 2020, which is 0.7%. Several risk factors that affect the incidence of DHF, such as rainfall, altitude, population density, and larva-free rate (ABJ). This…
Di Indonesia laporan Survei Kesehatan Rumah Tangga (SKRT) DEPKES RI tahun 2001 menyatakan, prevalensi karies gigi di Indonesia adalah 90,05%. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa karies gigi merupakan masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang paling dominan di negara kita. Plak merupakan salah satu faktor penyebab terjadinya karies, salah satu cara untuk mengurangi plak adalah dengan obat kumur. Obat kumur dapa…
Menurut penelitian, Streptococcus mutans berperan dalam permulaan (initition) teijadinya karies gigi. Plak gigi merupakan faktor yang mendominasi penyebab hilangnya gigi oleh karena karies dan penyakit periodontal. Saat ini kontrol plak dilengkapi dengan penambahan jenis bahan aktif yang mengandung bahan dasar alami ataupun bahan sintetik sebagai bahan antimikroba. Bahan antimikroba tersebut te…
Kismis merupakan anggur yang dikeringkan. Kismis mengandung tannin, oleanolic acid flavonoid. Oleanolic acid mempunyai daya antimikroba terhadap Streptococcus mutans. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek zat antimikroba dari jus kismis dalam menghambat pertumbuhan Slreptococcus mutans. Penelitian bersifat eksperimental laboratoris dengan rancangan post test only control group design. …
Isolasi dan Identifikasi Bakteri Vibrio spp pada Udang Windu (.Penaeus monodon) di Kawasan Mangrove Kecamatan Reteh Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir Provinsi Riau yang telah dilakukan pada bulan Juni sampai dengan September 2013, Pengambilan sampel berupa udang windu yang terindikasi teijangkit penyakit diambil dari Kawasan Mangrove. Kemudian sampel diisolasi dan identifikasi di Laboratorium Mikrobiol…
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-19) is a disease that attacks the respiratory tract in humans and it is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). This virus was first discovered in Wuhan City in December 2019 and so far no specific antiviral treatment has been found and proven effective in the treatment of COVID-19. According to several recent studies, there has been…