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Gambaran Klinis Pasien Terduga Tuberkulosis Paru Resisten Obat (Tb-Ro) Dengan Kolonisasi Candida Sp. Di Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin Bandung, Hasna Rafifah Zahira Zalfa, Iceu Dimas Kulsum, Hendarsyah Suryadinata, Chrysanti Chrysanti, Intan Mauli Warma Dewi
Gambaran Klinis Pasien Terduga Tuberkulosis Paru Resisten Obat (Tb-Ro) Dengan Kolonisasi Candida Sp. Di Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin Bandung, Hasna Rafifah Zahira Zalfa, Iceu Dimas Kulsum, Hendarsyah Suryadinata, Chrysanti Chrysanti, Intan Mauli Warma Dewi
Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia
Introduction. Candida sp. is a fungus that lives as a commensal in human body, but may cause infection upon immune suppression. The decrease in immunity due to TB infection and long-term use of antibiotics in TB patients may increase the risk of the Candida sp. colonization in patient. Data regarding the prevalence of Candida sp. colonization in TB patients and its impact has not been widely reported. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of presumptive drug-resistance TB patients with Candida sp. colonization.
Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data from a …