[From the Ministry of Health Website, Indonesia]
Jakarta, January 9, 2012
Today (09/01/12), Director of the department of Friendship, dr. Priyanti Z. Soepandi, Sp. P (K); Chairman Dr Tim Bird Flu Friendship, Prasenohadi, PhD, Sp.P (KIC), and AI Team Member Dr Friendship, dr. Strong Tjatur Sagoro, SP. A chronological and explain the current condition of the patient suspect bird flu, A (5 years, female) to a number of the press department of Friendship in the meeting room, Jakarta. On occasion, Dr Tim Bird Flu Friendship still observe the patient closely in the isolation room, and awaited the Polymirasea Chain Reaction (PCR) which must be performed three times in order to uphold the verdict if the suspect was declared negative or positive for the H5N1 virus.
"The results of the first PCR has been established, the result was negative. The second result of this afternoon, and the three new tomorrow, because just taken this morning, "said CEO Dr Friendship.
Managing Director of Friendship RSUP stated that examination of the bird flu borne by the government. When the examination results declared negative, the patient will be immediately removed from the isolation room.
"If it's out of the bird flu isolation room and declared negative, if conditions allow the patient can go home. However, if it still needs care, tailored to class treatment. If no information confirming that the patients come from poor families, will be exempt from the cost of care ", explains Managing Director of the department of Friendship.
On occasion, the department of Friendship asserts that the possibility of the patient and his uncle affected by bird flu virus at the same source, is not transmitted from his uncle.
Patient A (5 years), residents of North Jakarta, has a strong indication as suspect bird flu because it has close contact with his uncle, PDY (23 years) who died of bird flu virus infection. Based on Friendship Dr Tim Bird Flu, patients were found by the local Health Department surveillance team while doing screening at locations around the living dead.
"Patients came with complaints of fever and have a history, contact with poultry. So we provide governance since the beginning of bird flu patients ", said dr. Tjatur.
This information is published by the Center for Public Communication, Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information please contact via telephone number: 021-52907416-9, fax: 52921669, Response Quick Response Center (PTRC): 021-500567, or e-mail info@depkes.go.id , kontak@depkes.go.id .
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