Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV and AIDS Patients with Pulmonary Symptom

Prasetyo, R. Heru (2012) Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV and AIDS Patients with Pulmonary Symptom. Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pathology and Medical Laboratory, 19 (1). pp. 34-37. ISSN 0854-4263

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Abstract

PCP is one of the most common opportunistic infection in HIV and AIDS patients. A definitive diagnosis of PCP in HIV and AIDS patients in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya has not been previously done. A definitive diagnosis have the role in the therapy and to prevent the illness as well. PCP is diagnosed by using a microscope to indentify Pneumocystis jerovecii in the lung fluid or tisuue. The objective of this study was to know how to detect Pneumocystis jerovecii in the sputum samples and to know the determination of the prevalence of PCP in HIV and AIDS patients suffered with pulmonary symptom who were hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. This research was carried out by a cross sectional study utilizing waste sputum samples from HIV and AIDS patients. The detection of Pneumocystis jerovecii used Giemsa stain. Six sputum samples among 18 sputum samples (33.33%) HIV and AIDS patients were Pneumocystis jerovecii positive. Based on this findings HIV and AIDS patients with pulmonary symptoms should be suspect having the possibility of PCP as opportunity infection in HIV and AIDS existed, and there for the detection of the Pneumocystis jerovecii in sputum sample must becoming routinelycarried out in the laboratory examination for HIV and AIDS patients which also suffering pulmonary symptom.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: HIV and AIDS, pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
Divisions: 01. Fakultas Kedokteran > Parasitologi
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Prasetyo, R. Heruheru-p@fk.unair.ac.id
Depositing User: Bayu Yulianti
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2017 18:57
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2017 18:57
URI: http://repository.unair.ac.id/id/eprint/55138
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