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"Demam akut yang disertai gejala mirip demam Dengue nyeri kepala, nyeri sendi, ruam, perdarahan perifer seperti mimisan, ptekie adalah gejala yang paling sering dikeluhkan oleh pasien. Gejala-gejala tersebut seringkali diakibatkan infeksi arbovirus yang sangat endemik di Indonesia sebagai negara tropis. Deteksi agen penyebab infeksi tersebut sangat diperlukan untuk penatalaksanaan yang tepat. Studi ini melakukan uji optimasi untuk deteksi molekuler virus penyebab demam mirip demam Dengue, meliputi DENV, ZIKV, WNV, JEV, YFV, CHIKV, dan Hantavirus menggunakan RT PCR. Primer pada studi ini dirancang menggunakan perangkat lunak online Primer-BLAST dari NCBI dan primer-primer tersebut memenuhi kriteria untuk reaksi RT PCR. Kontrol positif pada real time RT-PCR menggunakan DNA sintetik yang dirancang sesuai dengan amplicon target virus. DNA sintetik sepanjang 1.047 pasang basa dirancang untuk digunakan pada virus ZIKV, JEV, YFV, WNV, CHIKV, dan Hantavirus. Suhu penempelan optimum pada primer-primer adalah 600C kecuali primer flavivirus universal yaitu 560C. Limit deteksi primer JEV mencapai 4.355 salinan DNA setiap reaksi real time RT PCR. Tidak terdapat reaksi silang maupun positif palsu pada sampel RNA DENV serotipe 2 maupun pada sampel orang sehat yang digunakan pada studi ini. Sebagai kesimpulan, studi ini menghasilkan primer dan protokol real time RT-PCR yang berpotensi untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut untuk digunakan dalam uji diagnostik pada sampel pasien demam akut menyerupai gejala demam Dengue.

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Acute fever with Dengue like fever symptoms headache, rash, joint pain, perifer bleeding like ptechie, rinhorrhea is general symptoms that often being complained by patient. Usually the etiology agent of the symptoms are arbovirals which are endemic in Indonesia as a tropical country. In this case, molecular detection is very important to confirm the etiology of disease for prompt and adequate management. This study optimized viral molecular detection as an etiology agent for Dengue like fever symptoms using real time RT PCR. The viruses that were investigated were DENV, ZIKV, WNV, JEV, YFV, CHIKV, and Hantavirus. Primer were designed used Primer BLAST software from NCBI. Those primers fulfilled the good primer requirements and could be used in real time RT PCR reaction. Synthetic DNA with 1.047 base pairs was designed based on amplicon target to be used as control positive for ZIKV, JEV, YFV, WNV, CHIKV, and Hantavirus. The optimal annealing temperature for all primers were at 600C except for flavivirus universal primer was at 560C. The limit of detection of JEV primer was 4355 copies DNA per reaction. Cross reactivity between all primers with DENV serotype 2 RNA and healthy person sample were not found. This study still need RNA viruses as negative or positive control and clinical sample to determine the sensitivity and specificity. As a conclusion, this study provided primers and real time RT PCR protocol that potentially be further developed as diagnostic tools for patient with Dengue like fever symptoms. "

"Latar Belakang : COVID- 19 disebabkan SARS-COV-2. WHO menerbitkan protokol pemeriksaan laboratorium untuk deteksi virus menggunakan metode real time RT-PCR dari spesimen swab nasofaring dan orofaring. Metode ini cukup invasif. Diperlukan tehnik pemeriksaan yang relatif aman dan nyaman untuk pasien. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat efetivitas swab bukal sebagai alternatif pemeriksaan SARS-COV-2.Metode : Studi uji diagnostik ini dilaksanakan sejak tahun 2020 - 2021, mengambil spesimen swab nasofaring, swab orofaring dan swab bukal dari pasien positif COVID- 19. Dilakukan optimasi, ekstraksi RNA virus dan real time RT-PCR .Hasil Penelitian : Hasil studi mengumpulkan 68 spesimen dari pasien COVID-19. Hasil uji nasofaring, orofaring dan bukal positif adalah 24 spesimen. Hasil uji nasofaring dan orofaring positif dengan uji bukal negatif adalah 23 spesimen. Berdasarkan nilai Ct < 20 dan Ct <25, hasil kesesuaian positif dan negatif adalah 100%. Nilai Ct < 30 hasil kesesuaian positif 85,3 % dan negatif adalah 100%. Nilai Ct < 40 , hasil kesesuaian positif 51,1 % dan negatif adalah 100%. Kesimpulan : Swab bukal dapat digunakan sebagai pemeriksaan alternatif pada pemeriksaan SARS- CoV-2.

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Background: COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. WHO published protocol for the detection of the virus using the real time RT-PCR from nasopharyngeal and oropharynx swab specimens. This method is invasive. Required an examination technique that is relatively safe and comfortable. This study aims to see the effectiveness of the buccal swab as an alternative to the SARS-CoV-2 examination.

Methods: This diagnostic test study from 2020 to 2021, specimens of nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and buccal swabs from COVID-19. Specimens underwent an optimization, viral RNA extraction and real time RT-PCR.

Result : This study collected 68 specimens from COVID- 19 patients. The results of positive nasopharyngeal, oropharynx and buccal tests were 24 specimens. The results of a positive nasopharynx and oropharynx test with a negative buccal test were 23 specimens. Based on the values ​​of Ct < 20 and Ct < 25 , the results of positive agreement and negative are 100%. The value of Ct < 30 and Ct < 40  results in a positive agreement are 85.3% and 51,1 %. The negative  results are 100%.

Conclusion : Buccal swab can be used as an alternative test for SARS-CoV-2 examination."

"Penelitian ini mengembangkan metode deteksi spesies babi (Sus scrofa) pada sampel daging campuran menggunakan automasi ekstraksi DNA magLEAD gC. DNA dianalisis menggunakan PCR dan TaqMan probe RT-PCR dengan primer spesifik untuk gen Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI), Cytochrome b (Cytb), dan NADH5 dehydrogenase 5 (ND5). Hasil menunjukkan bahwa ekstraksi DNA otomatis menghasilkan konsentrasi DNA 129,4–388,5 ng/μL pada daging mentah dan 66,4–89,5 ng/μL pada bakso dengan rasio kemurnian A260/A280 dan 260/A230 > 1,8. Primer COI, Cytb dan ND5 dapat mendeteksi DNA babi. PCR dan RT-PCR in vitro menunjukkan ketiga primer hanya mendeteksi DNA babi. Efisiensi amplifikasi RT-PCR primer COI, Cytb, dan ND5 adalah 144,14% (R2=0,982), 88,05% (R2=0,998), dan 81,25% (R2=0,997) dengan batas deteksi 0,0001 ng/μL, 0,001 ng/μL, dan 0,001 ng/μL. Primer/probe Cytb dan ND5 mendeteksi bakso dengan campuran daging babi hingga 0,1% (w/w).

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This study developed a method to detect pig species (Sus scrofa) in mixed meat samples using automated DNA extraction with the magLEAD gC. DNA was analyzed using PCR and TaqMan probe RT-PCR with specific primers for the genes Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI), Cytochrome b (Cytb), and NADH5 dehydrogenase 5 (ND5). Results showed that automated DNA extraction produced DNA concentrations of 129.4–388.5 ng/μL in raw meat and 66.4–89.5 ng/μL in processed meatballs with purity ratios A260/A280 dan 260/A230 > 1.8. The COI, Cytb and ND5 primers could be used to detect pig DNA. In vitro PCR and RT-PCR showed that all three primers only detected pig DNA. The RT-PCR amplification efficiency for COI, Cytb, and ND5 primers were 144,14% (R2=0,982), 88,05% (R2=0,998), dan 81,25% (R2=0,997) with detection limits of 0.0001 ng/μL, 0.001 ng/μL, and 0.001 ng/μL. The Cytb and ND5 primers/probes detected meatballs with pig meat content as low as 0.1% (w/w)."

"Leptospirosis merupakan penyakit akibat infeksi bakteri Leptospira spp. patogen yang umumnya terjadi di negara tropis dan subtropis serta memiliki karakteristik berupa gejala klinis yang kurang spesifik. Vektor dari penyakit tersebut adalah tikus maupun hewan peliharaan, seperti anjing dan sapi. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) merupakan uji baku emas leptospirosis yang telah ditetapkan WHO. Akan tetapi, uji tersebut kurang sensitif di fase awal terjadinya infeksi dan memiliki prosedur yang rumit. Konfirmasi melalui metode real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) dengan gen secY menggunakan darah utuh dan serum dapat dilakukan untuk pengembangan diagnosis leptospirosis. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendeteksi gen secY pada sampel darah utuh dan serum pada pasien terduga leptospirosis yang meliputi pasien suspek dan probable di Klaten, Jawa Tengah dengan metode RT-PCR. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk membandingkan positivity rate hasil RT-PCR sampel darah utuh dan serum dari 111 pasien terduga leptospirosis di Klaten, Jawa Tengah. Metode penelitian ini meliputi isolasi DNA, kuantifikasi DNA, amplifikasi DNA dengan RT-PCR menggunakan probe dan pewarna ROX, serta analisis hasil RT-PCR. Hasil RT-PCR menunjukkan terdeteksinya gen secY pada sampel darah utuh dan serum, dengan positivity rate darah utuh sebesar 5,41% (6/111) dan serum sebesar 18,92% (21/111), sedangkan positivity rate pada pasien suspek adalah sebesar 19,51% (16/82) dan pada pasien probable sebesar 27,59% (8/29). Dengan demikian, darah utuh dan serum dapat digunakan untuk mendeteksi leptospirosis dengan RT-PCR menggunakan gen secY dengan serum sebagai sampel yang lebih sensitif dibandingkan darah utuh. Akan tetapi, perlu dilakukan upaya untuk meningkatkan kualitas metode deteksi, berupa proses ekstraksi, optimasi primer, maupun penggunaan gen pendamping. Selain itu, hasil RT-PCR tersebut juga dapat dikonfirmasi melalui analisis sekuens sebagai analisis lanjutan.

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Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with pathogenic Leptospira spp. bacteria that commonly occurs in tropical and subtropical countries and has characteristics in the form of less specific clinical symptoms. The vectors of the disease are rats and domestic animals, such as dogs and cattle. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is the WHO gold standard test for leptospirosis. However, the test is less sensitive in the early phase of infection and has a complicated procedure. Confirmation through real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method with secY gene using whole blood and serum can be done for the development of leptospirosis diagnosis. The aim of this study is to detect secY gene in whole blood and serum samples of presumed leptospirosis patients including suspected and probable patients in Klaten, Central Java using RT-PCR method. In addition, this study also aimed to compare the positivity rate of RT-PCR results of whole blood and serum samples from 111 presumed leptospirosis patients in Klaten, Central Java. The method of this research includes DNA isolation, DNA quantification, DNA amplification by RT-PCR using ROX probes and dyes, and analysis of RT-PCR results. RT-PCR results showed the detection of secY gene in whole blood and serum samples, with a positivity rate in whole blood is 5.41% (6/111) and in serum is 18.92 (21/111), meanwhile the positivity rate in suspected patients is 19.51% (16/82) and in probable patients is 27.59% (8/29). Thus, whole blood and serum can be used to detect leptospirosis by RT-PCR using the secY gene with serum as the more sensitive sample than whole blood. However, efforts need to be made to improve the quality of the detection method, in the form of the extraction process, primer optimization, and the use of companion genes. In addition, the RT-PCR results can also be confirmed through sequence analysis as a follow-up analysis."

"Rotavirus causes 25?55% of all hospital admissions for diarrhea and approximately 611.000 deaths every year in developing countries. Clinically, it is not possible to recognize the diarrhea caused by rotavirus and other infections. To know a causative agent of rotavirus gastroenteritis, availability of an accurate diagnosis assay is necessary. Therefore, we developed real time RT-PCR assay (rRT-PCR) assay for confirmation of infections of Group A or C rotaviruses simultaneously. A total of 54 stool samples obtained from pediatric patients (< 5 years old) was used in this study. Allsamples were tested for Group A rotavirus by Serological rapid test. Result of serological rapid test was compared with rRT-PCR assay to obtain the test accuracies of both assays. Result of this study showed that rates of positive testing for Group A rotavirus by serological rapid test and the rRT-PCR assay were 22.22% and 18.50%, espectively. Forty-two serology-negative specimens for Group A rotavirus were also PCR negative (100% specificity). Two serology-positive specimens for Group A rotavirus was rRT-PCR negative (confirmed by electrophoresis gel); therefore, rRT-PCR assayrepresents the decrease of 3.70% in the number of specimens that are positive for Group A rotavirus. For Group C rotavirus, all tested samples were no rRT-PCR positive and the results need to be confirmed in the future. "

"Latar Belakang. SARS-CoV-2 menimbulkan beban yang sangat besar pada masyarakat, sistem ekonomi dan kesehatan di seluruh dunia. Berbagai langkah diambil untuk mengendalikan penyebarannya. Langkah – langkah tergantung pada diagnosis yang tepat waktu dan akurat dari orang yang terinfeksi virus. Penyebaran COVID-19 yang cepat, deteksi virus yang cepat dan tepat memegang peranan penting untuk mengendalikan infeksi dan membantu pasien untuk mencegah perkembangan penyakit lebih lanjut. Metode real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR (rRT-PCR) sangat dianjurkan untuk deteksi SARS-CoV-2 sebagai uji kualitatif spesifik dan sederhana. Selain metode menggunakan rRT-PCR, telah terdapat metode dengan pendekatan yang berbeda untuk mendeteksi SARS-CoV-2. Salah satu metode tersebut adalah VereCoVTM yang memiliki cara kerja berdasarkan teknik PCR dan hibridisasi, namun performa dari VereCoVTM masih belum diketahui.Tujuan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesesuaian dan kaitannya dengan gejala klinis menggunakan uji VereCoVTM dengan rRT-PCR dalam mendeteksi SARS-CoV-2.Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan consecutive sampling. Sampel penelitian yaitu sampel swab nasofaring dan orofaring yang diambil kemudian dianalisis di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Klinik Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia. Analisis data menggunakan Kappa Cohen. Selanjutnya, dilakukan analisis data kesesuaian hasil pemeriksaan kedua uji pada pasien dengan gejala dan pasien tanpa gejala.Hasil. Perbedaan positivity rate antara VereCoVTM dan rRT-PCR sebesar 68% menunjukkan bahwa VereCoV™ memberikan hasil negatif palsu. Jika disandingkan terhadap data hasil rRT-PCR, maka ambang batas deteksi VereCoVTM setara dengan nilai Ct<32 atau setara dengan 118 salinan RNA. Tidak dijumpai reaksi silang dengan beberapa mikroorganise. Konsistensi antara kedua uji ditunjukan oleh koefisien Kappa (=0,609). Hal ini menggambarkan kesesuian yang moderate atau sedang. Analisis lebih lanjut menunjukkan bahwa kesesuaian kedua pemeriksaan meningkat pada pasien yang bergejala (90%), sebaliknya menurun pada pasien tanpa gejala (76,5%). VereCoVTM lebih sesuai digunakan untuk mendeteksi SARS-CoV-2 pada pasien yang bergejala. Hasil negatif pada VereCoVTM tidak dapat mengesampingkan kemungkinan infeksi COVID-19, sehingga perlu pemeriksaan lebih lanjut untuk mendukung diagnosis yang tepat.Kesimpulan. VereCoV™ lebih cocok untuk mendeteksi SARS-Cov-2 pada pasien yang bergejala. VereCoVTM tidak menunjukan adanya reaksi silang dengan beberapa mikroorganisme, yang terdapat pada saluran pernapasan.

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Background. SARS-CoV-2 places an enormous burden on society, economic systems and health around the world. Various steps were taken to control its spread. These steps depend on timely and accurate diagnosis of the person infected with the virus. The rapid spread of COVID-19, rapid and precise detection of the virus play an important role in controlling infection and helping patients to prevent further disease progression. The real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR (rRT-PCR) method is highly recommended for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 as a simple and specific qualitative test. In addition to the method using rRT-PCR, there have been methods with different approaches to detect SARS-CoV-2. One of these methods is VereCoVTM which has a working method based on PCR and hybridization techniques, but the performance of VereCoVTM is still unknown.

Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the suitability and relation to clinical symptoms using the VereCoVTM test with rRT-PCR in detecting SARS-CoV-2.

Method. This study used consecutive sampling. The samples of the study was swab samples of the nasopharynx and oropharynx which were taken and analyzed at the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia. Data was then analyze using Kappa Cohen. Furthermore, the data analysis of the suitability of the results of the two tests was carried out in patients with symptoms and patients without symptoms.

Results. The difference in positivity rate between VereCoVTM and rRT-PCR of 68% indicates that VereCoV™ gives a false negative result. When compared to the rRT-PCR data, the VereCoVTM detection threshold is equivalent to a Ct value <32 or equivalent to 118 copies of RNA. No cross reactions were found with some microorganisms. Consistency between the two tests is indicated by the Kappa coefficient (= 0.609). This describes a moderate or moderate fit. Further analysis showed that the concordance of the two examinations increased in symptomatic patients (90%), on the contrary decreased in asymptomatic patients (76.5%). VereCoVTM is more suitable for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic patients. A negative result on VereCoVTM cannot rule out the possibility of COVID-19 infection, so further tests are needed to support a correct diagnosis.

Summary. VereCoV™ is more suitable for detecting SARS-Cov-2 in symptomatic patients. VereCoVTM did not show any cross-reactivity with some microorganisms, which are present in the respiratory tract."

"Wabah infeksi virus banyak terjadi di lingkungan fasilitas kesehatan, seperti puskesmas. Transmisi virus di lingkungan puskesmas ini tidak hanya memberikan dampak buruk kepada pasien, namun juga kepada perawat maupun dokter yang bekerja di puskesmas.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeteksi serta mengetahui ada atau tidaknya asam nukleat milik Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) dan Enterovirus 71 di lingkungan Puskesmas Ciracas, Jakarta Timur menggunakan Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Permukaan benda pengambilan sampel dipilih berdasarkan kemungkinan sering kontak langsung dengan pengunjung Puskesmas dan kemungkinan terjadinya transmisi virus. Sampel diambil menggunakan metode swab, yang kemudian dilakukan proses ekstraksi RNA, dan sintesis cDNA dengan bantuan enzim Reverse Transcriptase. Sampel selanjutnya dapat digunakan untuk proses PCR dan elektroforesis. Total 32 sampel semua menunjukkan hasil yang negatif, yaitu tidak ditemukan asam nukleat milik RSV dan EV-71 di sampel. Hal ini dapat disebabkan oleh adanya protokol kebersihan yang ketat di Puskesmas Kecamatan Ciracas yang sudah dijalankan dengan baik untuk meminimalkan kontaminasi virus ke lingkungan Puskesmas.

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Outbreaks of virus can often occur in healthcare settings, such as primary health care. Transmission virus in primary health care environment represents a serious risk not only for patients, also for both staff and doctor. The aim of this study was to detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Enterovirus 71 nucleic acids on Environmental Surface in Ciracas Primary Health Care, East Jakarta using Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). The following sampling sites have been recommended based on high-touch surfaces with health visitors and possible transmission virus routes. The samples was taken using swab, and then used samples for RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis by using Reverse Transcription enzyme. The samples can then be used in PCR and electophoresis. In total 32 surface samples were collected and 32 surface samples tested negative for both RSV and Enterovirus 71 nucleic acids. The negative result caused by effective hygiene procedures have been applied in Ciracas Primary Health Care to prevent and minimize the contamination and spread of the virus in environment."

"Background: real-time RT-PCR was recommended by WHO for COVID-19 diagnosis. The cycle threshold (Ct) values were expected to have an association with clinical manifestation. However, the diagnostic modalities such as quantitative molecular detection and virus isolation were not yet available for the routine test. This study has been conducted to analyze the relationship between the Ct values of qualitative rRT-PCR and the clinical manifestation and to describe the factors determining the result. Methods: from March to April 2020, specimens were sent to our laboratory from different healthcare centers in Jakarta. The patient's characteristic and clinical manifestation were extracted from the specimen's epidemiology forms. The specimens extracted and tested using rRT-PCR, and the Ct value were collected. The data were analyzed using the appropriate statistic test.Results: from 339 positive results, the mild to moderate case was 176 (52%) and the severe cases was 163 (48%). Female was dominant in the mild to moderate cases (58%), while the male was prevalent in the severe cases (60%). The median age for mild to moderate case was 35 years old and severe cases was 49 years old. Statistical analysis found relationship between both group with gender (p = 0.001) and age (p < 0.001), but not with the Ct value. Conclusion: many variables in specimen sampling and processing could affect the Ct value result. In addition, the disease's severity was depended with the host immune response, regardless the number of virus. There was suggested no significant difference between the Ct values of mild-moderate and severe COVID-19, and thus should not be loosely interpreted."

"Uveitis jarang terjadi dengan insidens sekitar 52/100.000 penduduk/tahun namun dapat mengakibatkan kebutaan. Diagnosis uveitis di Indonesia selama ini berdasarkan gambaran klinis dan belum dibuktikan dengan pemeriksaan deteksi mikroba sehingga belum diketahui prevalensi patogen uveitis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan peran uji real time PCR sebagai pendukung diagnosis etiologi sehingga dapat diketahui proporsi Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes simplex, Varicella zoster, Epstein barr, Cytomegalovirus sebagai penyebab uveitis dan analisis kesesuaian diagnosis klinis dengan hasil pemeriksaan real time PCR. Pengambilan sampel cairan akuos dilakukan di Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Mata FKUI-RSCM, sedangkan untuk uji real time PCR dilakukan di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Klinik FKUI-RSCM selama rentang waktu Oktober 2016 sampai Mei 2017. Terdapat total 81 pasien dengan diagnosis klinis uveitis infeksi 32, 22 uveitis non-infeksi, dan 27 idiopatik. Berdasarkan uji real time PCR diperoleh hasil bahwa patogen terbanyak yaitu CMV diikuti oleh Toxoplasma Gondii dan Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mikroba terdeteksi pada 14 spesimen diantara 32 uveitis infeksi, 1 spesimen diantara 22 uveitis non-infeksi, dan 2 diantara 27 uveitis idopatik. Dari 17 hasil positif real time PCR 13 sampel menunjukkan hasil PCR yang sesuai dengan klinis sedangkan 4 sampel tidak sesuai. Deteksi mikroba menggunakan pemeriksaan PCR pada cairan akuos dapat membantu dalam penegakan diagnosis dan tatalaksana uveitis dengan tepat.

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Uveitis is a rare disease with an incidence of 52 100,000 population year but can cause blindness. The diagnosis of uveitis in Indonesia has been upheld primarily based on clinical features and has not been proven by microbial detection, so it is never known precisely the prevalence of uveitis pathogens. This study aims to increase the role of microbiological examination of real time PCR as supporting the etiology diagnosis so that it can be known the proportion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes simplex, Varicella zoster, Epstein barr, Cytomegalovirus as cause of uveitis and assess a clinical diagnosis accordance with real time PCR results. Aqueous tap was conducted at the Department of Opthalmology FMUI RSCM, while for real time PCR was conducted at Clinical Microbiology Laboratory FMUI RSCM during October 2016 until May 2017. There were a total of 81 patients with clinical diagnosis consisting of 32 infectious uveitis, 22 non infectious uveitis, and 27 idiopathic uveitis. Based on real time PCR results obtained that the most common pathogens are CMV followed by Toxoplasma Gondii and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbes were detected in 14 specimens among 32 infectious uveitis, 1 sample among 22 non infectious uveitis, and 2 of 27 idiopathic uveitis. Out of 17 positive results of real time PCR 13 samples showed a clinically accordance with the real time PCR result whereas 4 samples did not. Microbial detection using PCR of aqueous humor is helpful in diagnosing and management of uveitis."

"Serologic assays are commonly used for screening (ELISA) and for confirmation (Western blot) of HIV-1 infection; however, both assays have potentially yielded the false-positive or false-negative results. In this study, a diagnostic RTPCR assay as an alternative test for detection of HIV-1 was developed. Forty-six plasma specimens from highly risky groups, who visited a voluntary counseling and testing for HIV (VCT) in Sanglah Clinic of General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, were tested by RT-PCR assay with specific primers for Pol region of HIV-1 genome. The results of the RT-PCR tests were then compared with those of serologic tests to obtain the sensitivity and specificity of RT-PCR assay.The results of this study showed that the RT-PCR assay could detect 17 (sensitivity: 65.4%) of 26 serologically positive specimens and was unexpectedly able to detect 2 (specificity: 90%) of 20 serologically negative specimens. Thus, the RT-PCR assay developed in this study is potential to be used as an alternative test, even though there are numerous aspects, particularly the sensitivity, that need to be improved in further research."