Background: Packed Red Cells (PRC) is one of the blood component obtained from the whole blood through the removal of blood plasma. The storage of PRC aims to maintain the viability and function of erythrocytes by reducing cell metabolic activity. However, PRC's biochemistry changes could occur through storage lesion by releasing Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF-1) and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 (TGF-?1) that affect the erythrocytes metabolism and viability prior to transfusion. This study aims to evaluate the increase of SDF-1 and TGF-?1 levels in PRC as the indicator of storage lesion at Sanglah Hospital-Blood Bank, Bali, Indonesia.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study using randomized post-test only without control group design was conducted at Sanglah Hospital-Blood Bank, Bali. The consecutive random sampling technique was used in this study to the PRC, who met the inclusion criteria. Samples of the SDF-1 group (N=84) were divided into 3 such as Group 1 (1-7 days), Group 2 (8-14 days), and Group 3 (15-21 days). However, 53 PRC was divided into 2 groups as Group 1 (1-7 days) and Group 2 (8-14 days).  The SDF-1 and TGF-?1 levels were evaluated for each group using Human SDF-1/CXCL12 and TGF-?1 Kit from Elabcience® by ELISA method.  Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 for Windows software.

Results: The median levels of SDF-1 in Group 1 group was 0.385 (0.050-1.020) ng/mL, followed by 0.455 (0.330-0.750) ng/ml in Group 2, and 0.490 (0.380-0.920) ng/ml in Group 3 (p<0.05). The mean of TGF-?1 levels was slightly higher in Group 1 (2,365.21±715.96 pg/ml) compared with Group 2 (2,210.39±994.68 pg/ml) (p=0.523). There was a significant difference in SDF-1 levels in Group 1-Group 2 (P=0.041) and Group 1-Group 3 (P=0.000) groups; however, no significant difference was found in Group 2-Group 3 (P=0.133) using the Mann-Whitney test. The Spearman's rho test found a moderate positive correlation between SDF-1 levels and storage time by day (r=0.546; P=0.000). In addition, based on the Pearson correlation test, there was a weak positive correlation between TGF-?1 levels and storage time by day (r=0.461; p=0.001).

Conclusion: The increase of SDF-1 and TGF-?1 levels in PRC by days of storage time could be used as the indicator for storage lesion at Sanglah General Hospital-Blood Bank, Bali, Indonesia.

Background: Risk determination of breast cancer metastases is important for clinicians to be able to estimate the adequate therapy for the patients provide the basis for clinical reasoning and explanation of the possibility of metastasis to breast cancer patients who are in treatment. However, current prediction models have low accuracy and molecular determinants tend to have a high evaluation cost. Bioscore had emerged as a new reliable option in determining the risk of metastases in breast cancer, but it is not widely applied yet. Therefore, it is necessary to study its capability in determining risk of metastasis in the clinical setting in order to validate its future application.

Objective: To determine the bioscore scoring system as a risk determination for metastases in breast cancer at Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar.

Methods: This research was a nested case control study involving 32 subjects in two groups, namely metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer groups. All patients are registered in the Cancer Registry Data at Sanglah Central General Hospital. The parameters in this study were age, stage, grading, hormonal status, HER2 status, menopausal status, metastatic status and bioscore values. Data were tabulated and statistically analyzed using SPSS 25.

Results: From all subjects, the average patient age of 51.50 (±8.491) years, ranging from 31 - 72 years old. The bioscore was significantly associated with all research variables. Risk analysis showed that breast cancer patients with a high bioscore (5-7) has a significantly higher risk of metastasis (OR: 21.00; 95% CI: 5.620 – 78.475) compared to those with low bioscore (1-4).

Conclusion: The bioscore scoring system may have a significant value in predicting metastasis in breast cancer patients. However, its application still needs further and more comprehensive studies to validate its application in breast cancer management.

Introduction: The spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens has become alarming globally. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) have been recognized as a major multidrug-resistant bacteria implicated in hospital and community-acquired infections worldwide.

Case: We present the case of an elderly male, 74-year-old, with multiple comorbidities, who came to the hospital with main symptoms of cough. Three months previously, he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Nevertheless, he was treated as an outpatient, with Cefixime prescribed as an oral antibiotic. His non-contrast chest CT Scan showed opacities at the upper zone, middle zone and lower zone of the left lung and the lower zone of the right lung. The patient’s symptoms and imaging expertise strongly suggest a pulmonary infection. Sputum culture and sensitivity test result eventually confirmed positive E. coli isolates demonstrated resistance to Augmentin, Ceftazidime, Gentamicin, Ampicillin sulbactam, Aztreonam, Cefotaxime, Cefepime. Fungal culture by sputum specimen revealed growth of Candida, non-Candida albicans. Concurrently, history of hospitalization and antibiotic treatment exposure are considered risk factors for the acquisition of multidrug resistance in this patient. Furthermore, corticosteroids in elderly patients are alleged as a risk factor of fungal infection.

Conclusion: The increasing case of antimicrobial resistance in elderly patients is challenging for the clinician. Culture and sensitivity tests performed before starting antimicrobial treatment in hospitalized geriatric patients can reduce unnecessary and inappropriate antimicrobial use. Fungal test is considered to be done in a susceptible case of the elderly patients. The rapid diagnosis followed with prompt initiation of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal therapy is urgently required.