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Dion Darius Samsudin
Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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Effects of probiotic on gut microbiota in children with acute diarrhea: a pilot study Dion Darius Samsudin; Agus Firmansyah; Eka Laksmi Hidayati; Irene Yuniar; Mulya Rahma Karyanti; Rosalina Dewi Roeslani
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 60 No 2 (2020): March 2020
Publisher : Indonesian Pediatric Society

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (483.346 KB) | DOI: 10.14238/pi60.2.2020.83-90

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Background Acute diarrhea is a common health problem in Indonesia. During acute diarrhea, changes in gut microbiota are marked by decrease beneficial microbes Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, and increased pathogenic bacteria Enterobacter and Clostridium. Such microbial imbalances are known as dysbiosis. Treatment with probiotics may help repair dysbiosis, quicken healing time, and decrease complications. Objective To assess for dysbiosis during acute diarrhea, and determine if it can be normalized by probiotic treatment. Methods This placebo-controlled, unblinded clinical trial was performed in Budhi Asih District Hospital, Jakarta, from January to March 2018. Twenty-four children age 6-24 months with acute diarrhea and 12 healthy children were enrolled. First fecal specimen was collected for all subjects and analyzed using non-culture real time PCR to count the population of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterobacter, Clostridium, and all bacteria. Children with diarrhea were assigned to probiotic or placebo treatment for 5 days and the second fecal specimen was analyzed two weeks after the diarrhea subsided. Results Prior to treatment, significant higher amounts of Lactobacillus were observed in children with acute diarrhea than in healthy controls [median (interquartile range/IR): 1.52x103 (1.22x104) vs. 6.87x10 (2.41x102), respectively; proportion in percentage (from total bacteria population): 0.044% vs. 0.003%, respectively]. However, median (IR) Clostridium was significantly higher in healthy controls than in children with acute diarrhea [2.37x102 (4.64x103) vs. 4.67 (1.50x102), respectively (P<0.05), with proportion of 0.01% vs. 0.0001%, respectively]. Children who received probiotics had significantly higher count of Bifidobacterium compared to the placebo group [1.94x104 (4.97x104) vs. 1.74x103 (2.08x107), respectively, with proportion of 0.394% vs. 0.081%, respectively]. Conclusion This pilot study do not find evidence of dysbiosis in children with acute diarrhea. Group who received probiotic had higher Bifidobacterium count compared towards those who received placebo.
Atypical cinical manifestation of leprosy in Indonesian male adolescent: a case report Dion Darius Samsudin; Mulya Rahma Karyanti
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 61 No 3 (2021): May 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14238/pi61.3.2021.175-8

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Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease with high prevalence, but often neglected in Indonesia. Indonesia ranks the 3rd worldwide, after India and Brazil, with 17,439 new cases reported in 2019.1 This disease is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus, which mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract mucosa, and eyes. Early diagnosis of the disease is fundamental, because delayed treatment may lead to severe deformities and disabilities.2 The current multidrug treatment (MDT) for leprosy is widely available in Indonesia for free. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),1 leprosy is one of 20 diseases recognised as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a group of disease which present significant burden amongst the poorest, often unheard communities. Eradication of leprosy is challenging because of the difficulty in diagnosis, as leprosy imitates various diseases, as well as treatment delay, high transmission, and social stigma. The regions of highest leprosy prevalence in Indonesia are in Java, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua.3,4 Among 17,439 new cases in 2019, 1,861 (10%) were children under 15 years of age.1 The detection of new cases in children indicates high transmission, and lack of mechanisms to control endemic infections.2 The aim of this report is to share our experience in diagnosing advanced stage leprosy with atypical clinical characteristics in a male adolescent.
Co-Authors Agus Firmansyah Eka Laksmi Hidayati, Eka Laksmi Irene Yuniar, Irene Mulya Rahma Karyanti, Mulya Rahma Rosalina Dewi Roeslani