Medical Journal of Indonesia is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting medical sciences generated from basic sciences, clinical, and community or public health research to integrate researches in all aspects of human health. This journal publishes original articles, reviews, and also interesting case reports. Brief communications containing short features of medicine, latest developments in diagnostic procedures, treatment, or other health issues that is important for the development of health care system are also acceptable. Correspondence articles of our own published article are welcome.

Editorial

The challenges of a small medical journal to have international recognition in Indonesia: editors' perspectives
Hans Joachim Freisleben, Felix Firyanto Widjaja, Farrokh Habibzadeh


Basic Medical Research

1. Elevated extracellular CO2 level affects the adaptive transcriptional response and survival of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells toward hypoxia and oxidative stress
Septelia Inawati Wanandi, Sekar Arumsari, Edwin Afitriansyah, Resda Akhra Syahrani, Idham Rafly Dewantara, Luthfian Aby Nurachman, Ihya Fakhrurizal Amin, Putera Dewa Haryono, Kenny Budiman, Adrianus Jonathan Sugiharta, Amino Aytiwan Remedika, Farhan Hilmi Tafikulhakim, Febriana Catur Iswanti, Jason Youngbin Lee, Debabrata Banerjee

2. Efficacy of adjuvant intrastromal and combination of intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole in Aspergillus fumigatus-induced moderate fungal keratitis in rabbits
Dyah Tjintya Sarika, Melva Louisa, Anna Rozaliyani, Evelina, Made Susiyanti


Clinical Research

1. Hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amahirany Manzo-Toledo, Rafael Torres-Rosas, Hugo Mendieta-Zerón, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Liliana Argueta-Figueroa

2. A randomized controlled trial of infraorbital block using ketamine 1% for intra- and postoperative analgesia in children for ambulatory cleft lip correction
Andi Ade Wijaya Ramlan, Apriliana Ratnaningrum, Arif Hari Martono Marsaban

3. A randomized controlled trial of combination of peppermint, lavender, and turmeric oil for antipruritic agent in pregnant women
Fransisca Retno Asih, Farid Husin, Oki Suwarsa, Irda Fidrianny, Dany Hilmanto

4. A prognostic model of excessive lung function decline among Québec apprentices: a cohort exposed to occupational sensitizing agents
Alfi Afadiyanti Parfi, Mahsa Taghiakbari, Meshack Achore, Denyse Gautrin, Gleb Bezgin, Eva Suarthana

5. Validation of EuroSCORE II to predict mortality in post-cardiac surgery patients in East Java tertiary hospital
Yan Efrata Sembiring, Adhitya Ginting, Puruhito, Budiono


Community Research

Factors associated with delay in diagnosis among tuberculosis patients in the north of Iran
Mahmood Moosazadeh, Motahareh Kheradmand, Mohsen Aarabi, Mahdi Afshari, Mohammadreza Parsaee, Asghar Nezammahalleh, Amirhossein Hessami


Case Report/Series

Middle cerebral artery territory infarction in a COVID-19 patient: a case report
Rizaldy Pinzon, Vincent Ongko Wijaya, Dessy Paramitha


Review Article

Xanthine oxidase inhibition in SARS-CoV-2 infection: the mechanism and potency of allopurinol and febuxostat in COVID-19 management
Irandi Putra Pratomo, Anna Ariane, Aryo Tedjo, Rudi Heryanto, Rafika Indah Paramita

Rapid advancement in cancer genomic big data in the pursuit of precision oncology
Tiara Bunga Mayang Permata, Sri Mutya Sekarutami, Endang Nuryadi, Angela Giselvania, Soehartati Gondhowiardjo


Corrigendum

Corrigendum: A randomized clinical trial of freeze-dried amniotic membrane transplantation and conjunctival-limbal graft for pterygium excision and evaluation of conjunctival inflammation marker in tears
Made Susiyanti, Manoa Panjaitan, Grace Wangge, Tjahjono Darminto Gondhowiardjo


Erratum

Erratum: Amniotic membrane transplantation for infectious corneal ulcer treatment: a cohort retrospective study