Published date:Jul 03 2019

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: UNNES International Conference on Research Innovation and Commercialization 2018

Pages:301–308

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v3i18.4723

Khariri Khaririarie.tegale@gmail.comCenter for Research and Development of Biomedical and Basic Health Technology National Institute Health Research and Development

Fauzul MunaCenter for Research and Development of Biomedical and Basic Health Technology National Institute Health Research and Development

Yuni Rukminiati Center for Research and Development of Biomedical and Basic Health Technology National Institute Health Research and Development

Anthrax is an acute zoonoses infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria. Bacillus anthracis had ability to form endospores for self-defense. Anthrax infectioncouldbedividedintofourtypesnamelyskinanthrax,gastrointestinalanthrax, anthrax of the respiratory tract (lung) and meningitis anthrax. The examination was performed to confirm the diagnosis of patients suspected of being infected with Bacillus anthracis. The examination methods consisted of culture for whole blood spesimens, konvensional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on growing colonies and whole blood specimens without growing colony, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for blood serum spesimens. The 6 cultured specimens, there were 2 colony-growing specimens with 1 identical colony with Bacillus anthracis colonies. The colonies confirmed with PCR and only 1 positive as Bacillus anthracis pathogens. The 6 specimens examined there was a positive specimen of Bacillus anthracis pathogen.

Keywords: anthrax, laboratory examination, Yogyakarta Special Region

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