Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae underpins disease development and transmission. This study was performed to examine pneumococcal carriage dynamics, including density and multiple serotype carriage, in Indonesian infants during the first year of life. Methods: Two hundred healthy infants were enrolled at 2 months of age. Eight nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from enrolment until 12 months of age. Pneumococci were detected using quantitative PCR and serotyped by microarray. Regression models assessed factors influencing pneumococcal carriage and density. Results: Eighty-five percent of infants carried pneumococci at least once during the study. The median age at first acquisition was 129 days (interquartile range 41-216 days). The median duration of carriage was longer for the first pneumococcal acquisition compared with subsequent acquisitions (151 days vs. 95 days, p < 0.0001). Of the 166 infants who carried pneumococci during the study, the majority (63.9%) carried a single pneumococcal serotype at a time. Pneumococcal carriage density was higher when upper respiratory tract infection symptoms were present, lower during antibiotic usage, decreased with age, and tended to decrease over time during a carriage episode. Conclusions: The majority of Indonesian infants carry pneumococcus at least once during the first year of life. Pneumococcal carriage is a dynamic process, with pneumococcal density varying during a carriage episode.

Latar belakang. Sebagian kasus neuromuskular dapat ditegakkan berdasarkan klinis. Pemeriksaan penunjang, pemeriksaan imunologi dan analisis genetik sangat penting diperiksa untuk memastikan diagnosis. Ini merupakan penelitian pertama mengenai prevalensi penyakit neuromuskular di Indonesia.Tujuan. Mengetahui prevalensi, spektrum klinis, dan gambaran neurofisiologi kasus neuromuskular di RSCM periode Januari – Desember 2017.Metode. Penelitian ini bersifat retrospektif dari Januari – Desember 2017.Hasil. Di tahun 2017 terdapat 179 pasien (usia 1 bulan – 18 tahun) yang dirujuk untuk dilakukan pemeriksaan elektromiografi, dan 130 pasien memenuhi kriteria diagnostik penyakit neuromuskular. Dari seluruh pasien kelainan neuromuskular yang sering ditemukan berturut-turut adalah neuropati perifer (22,2%), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (15,6%), brachialis plexus injury (15,2%), Bell’s palsy (7,6%), Erb Palsy (6,1%), chronic inflamatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (5,4 %), spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (4,6 %), spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (3,8%), miastenia gravis okular (3,8%), Limb Girdle muscular dystrophy (3,1%), sindrom Guillain Barre (3,1%), sindrom Guillain Barre-tipe acute motor axonal neuropathy (2,3%), sindrom Guillain Barre-tipe acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (1,5%), miastenia gravis umum (1,5%), Charcot Marie tooth (1,5%), miotonia kongenital (1,5%), dan miositis viral akut (1,5%). Kesimpulan. Prevalensi kelainan neuromuskular anak RSCM sebesar 2,6 % dari seluruh pasien yang dilakukan datang ke poli saraf anak. Lima terbanyak kelainan neuromuskular adalah neuropati perifer, Ducchenne Muscular dystrophy, spinal muskular atrofi, sindrom Guillain Barre, dan chronic inflamatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

Introduction: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is characterized by swelling, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, or hyperlipidemia. The incidence of NS depends on the country and ethnicity and is highest in Asia than in Europe. Nephrotic syndrome can cause complications such as arterial thromboembolism (ATE) due to a hypercoagulable state. Case Presentation: We encountered a 9-year-old boy with NS and infarct stroke, which was treated with corticosteroid and low molecular weight of heparin with clinical improvement. Conclusions: We recommend that all NS children with high platelet levels perform thromboelastography (TEG) examination and use prophylactic anticoagulation with monitoring of bleeding risk during therapy.