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Although both the disease tuberculosis (TB), but studies show that germs cause of TB in the Western and eastern Indonesia turns out to be different. Not because its wrong, but rather follow the migration patterns.
Indonesia was ranked 4 countries with new cases of TB sufferers in the world in 2010 and was ranked the 9th most TB patients State in 2011.
There is a meaningful difference in the prevalence of TB in the Java-Bali (82 cases/100,000 population) with the outer Java-Bali (258 cases/100,000 population). Region of eastern Indonesia Indonesia gives the highest numbers, namely 343 cases/100,000 population, compared to the Sumatra Kalimantan of 217 cases/100,000 population.
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and the bacteria turned out to have many different sub-types within each area.
"The location of the 16 research sample collection, it was discovered that germs cause of TB in the Western and eastern Indonesia. TB bacteria depends on the distribution of geographical, "explains Dr. Vivi Lisdawati, MSi, Apt, TB researcher of the research and development of Health Kemenkes, in the event of appointment media in Building Kemenkes Kuningan, Jakarta, Friday (17/2/2012).
In the western part of Indonesia, most of the causes of TB is a bacterial Mtb sub-types Beijing, while for the region of eastern Indonesia is most Mtb sub-types EAI.
"Not because of its geographical spread of germs, but follow the migration patterns of population TB because TB germs on the dude, nempel kan" continued Dr. Vivi.
According to Dr. Vivi, lots of notion that mention Mtb sub-types Beijing more resistant to anti tuberculosis (OAT). But in fact in studies conducted Litbangkes, Mtb sub-types Beijing there is sensitive to OATS.
"Beijing itself turns out to have Mtb various types, there are resistant anyone still sensitive to OATS," says Dr. Vivi.
