The relationship of nutritional status on length of hospital stay of patients aged 0-10 years old diagnosed with dengue fever : a multi-center retrospective cohort study from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015

A retrospective cohort design was employed by this study. Stratified random sampling was utilized in selection of respondents wherein the patients listed in the hospital records were initially divided according to their length of stay whereas a prolonged length of stay lasts greater than four days and anything equal or less is classified as not prolonged. Data was analyzed through mean, frequency, percentage and Chi-square test. The results of the study were able to show that malnourished patients were two times more likely to have a prolonged length of stay in the hospital. In fact, even in other diseases, a similar relationship has been observed as proven several studies done in the past. Based on these, it was therefore recommended that screening and assessment of the nutritional status of patients be added to the current dengue treatment protocol

Antimicrobial properties of ethanolic crude extract of mangosteen pericarp (garcinia mangostana) against gram-positive bacteria (staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes) and gram-negative bacteria (escherichia coli and salmonella enterica serovar typhi)

This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial properties of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) ethanolic crude extract against gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) and gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar typhi). An analytic-experimental study wherein the research design used was randomized control trial (RCT). This was to assess the antimicrobial effect of Garcinia mangostana on gram-positive (Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar typhi). The effect of the different concentrations of the mangosteen pericarp crude extract had been determined through measurement of the zone inhibition and determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration. Mangosteen pericarp ethanolic crude extract inhibitory and bactericidal effects on gram positive species with a minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentration of 1500 microgram/mL, on the other hand, it was not inhibitory or bactericidal against the gram-negative representative species