Analysis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Electrophoresis Results in Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Patients

Abstract

Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a term that refers to diseases that affect the upper respiratory tract (such as rhinitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media) and the lower respiratory tract (such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and strep throat) and can last up to 14 hours. The respiratory tract is made up of many organs, including the sinuses, pleura, middle ear, and nasal alveoli. Objective: Analyze the results of electrophoresis using agarose gel in patients with acute respiratory infections. Method: The research method used is experimental. Results: Based on the results of molecular tests using a documentary gel, it was found that 7 samples had positive DNA of the ply S. pneumoniae gene, while 348 bp DNA was found to have negative results. Conclusion: The frequency distribution of respondents from 10 samples used electrophoresis equipment and gel documentaries as a means of detecting 7 positive samples. A positive result is stated if the gel documentary shows the DNA of the tape. The size of the DNA band determined by the DNA marker located at 348 bp corresponds to the target or sample. This shows that the DNA of the sample has a size of about 348 bp.