TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to diagnosis and management of CNS infections in Indonesia
AU - Imran, Darma
AU - Satiti, Sekar
AU - Sugianto, Paulus
AU - Estiasari, Riwanti
AU - Maharani, Kartika
AU - Pangeran, David
AU - Andini, Putri Widya
AU - Munir, Badrul
AU - Mawuntu, Arthur H.P.
AU - Susilawathi, Ni Made
AU - Ritarwan, Kiking
AU - Hartanto, O. S.
AU - Frida, Meity
AU - Ganiem, Ahmad Rizal
AU - Gunawan, Dede
AU - Dian, Sofiati
AU - Sudewi, A. A.R.
AU - Van Crevel, Reinout
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2019/1/8
Y1 - 2019/1/8
N2 - Little is known about the management and outcome of CNS infections in Indonesia (population: approximately 261 million), and the burden of CNS infections is increasing as result of a rapidly growing HIV epidemic. Indeed, in a recent study in Jakarta,1 54% of patients with a CNS infection were HIV-infected, vs 25% in a similar study conducted in Bandung, the second largest city on Java.2 Establishing the etiology of CNS infections is important for clinical management and outcome, but anecdotal evidence suggests that there are major gaps in clinical management, including a failure to recognize CNS infections, perform appropriate diagnostics, or initiate necessary drug treatment. In this study, we address some of these barriers by interviewing a group of Indonesian neurologists.
AB - Little is known about the management and outcome of CNS infections in Indonesia (population: approximately 261 million), and the burden of CNS infections is increasing as result of a rapidly growing HIV epidemic. Indeed, in a recent study in Jakarta,1 54% of patients with a CNS infection were HIV-infected, vs 25% in a similar study conducted in Bandung, the second largest city on Java.2 Establishing the etiology of CNS infections is important for clinical management and outcome, but anecdotal evidence suggests that there are major gaps in clinical management, including a failure to recognize CNS infections, perform appropriate diagnostics, or initiate necessary drug treatment. In this study, we address some of these barriers by interviewing a group of Indonesian neurologists.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006732
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006732
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30617169
AN - SCOPUS:85059927761
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 92
SP - 104
EP - 106
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 2
ER -