Gambaran Pemeriksaan Mikroskopik Basil Tahan Asam Pada Pasien Diagnosa Klinik Lepra Di Poli Penyakit Kulit Dan Kelamin Di Blu Rsup Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

Abstract

: Leprosy or Hansen Morbus (MH), is a chronic infection of Mycobacterium leprae which mainly affects the skin and nervous system, Mycrobacterium leprae shaped bacillus with a size of 3-8 um x 0.5, acid and alcohol resistant gram-positive as well as some of the factors that affect M.leprae include: duration of contact, closeness, nutritional status, immune status, and environment to establish the diagnosis of leprosy is necessary to do history taking, physical examination, special examination (sensibility and nerves) and laboratory Examination of Acid Bacillus (AFB) staining using 3 different methods, namely staining Thian Hok Tam, Zeihl Neelsen staining, staining Flourokrom.The Goal of this research is To be able to know and do the bacteriological examination in patients with clinical diagnosis of Morbus Hansen Method: The study was a descriptive research study in do in the Skin and Venereal diseases Poly BLU Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou hospital. Sample management is done at the Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sulawesi Sam Ratulangi This study was done in November 2013-20 January 2014. Results of the study sample was found to be largely male samples 13 samples (65%) while 7 samples of women (35%). of 20 samples were examined in the number of patients found positive 11 samples (55%) and 9 samples negatife (45%), so the results of this study indicate that more men compared women, of 20 samples examined were found 11 samples showed positive results and 9 negative sample