Background : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs including kidney and known as lupus nephritis (LN). Lupus nephritis has a poor prognosis after a 10-years onset, more than 25% will be ended by end stage renal disease. There are glomerular and tubulointerstitial tissue damages due to immune complex deposits in LN which is activating inflamation cascade and causing disfunction of glomerular filtration and tubular reabsorption resulting proteinuria. In LN, proteinuria is used to diagnose, to assess the disease activity and to monitor the therapy. The gold standard of proteinuria is 24-hour urine protein examination, but the process ofcollecting in 24 hour urine is difficult, then the result is less accurate and reliable. Another alternative parameter is spot urine protein/creatinine ratio. Several studies have found a positive correlation between spot urine protein/creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein levels, but in LN, the results are various.Objective: The aim of this study was analyzing the correlation between spot urine protein/creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein in lupus nephritis.Methods: The study was conducted at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia in October 2014 to December 2014. The subjects were 45 patients with lupus nephritis based on the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. The study analyzedcorrelation through cross-sectional model. Results: The results of Spearman correlation test analysis showed a significantly strong positive correlation between spot urine protein/creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein levels in lupus nephritis (rs =0.96; p <0.001). Based on the degree of proteinuria there was a strong positive correlation between spot urine protein/creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein levels in lupus nephritis significantly on the degree of protein <1 g/24-h (rs = 0.91; p <0.001) and at 1–3.5 g/24-h (rs = 0.73; p<0.05).Conclusion : There is a significant strong positive correlation between spot urine protein/creatinine ratio and the 24-hour urine protein levels in lupus nephritis, so it is recommended to use spot urine protein/creatinine ratio, as an alternative quantitative examination in lupus nephritis.Keywords: lupus nephritis, 24-hour urine protein, spot urine protein/creatinine ratio

Background: Lupus Nephritis (LN) is still the most frequent complication in Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) patients which causing the major and significance morbidity and mortality. Proteinuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) serves as objective and routine examinations to assessrenal function. 24-hour proteinuria still regarded as gold standard to quantify amount protein in urine. Estimated GFR (eGFR) is preferably used due its convenient. On the hand, estimated GFR (eGFR) is preferably used due its convenient. However, both of them should be measured in order to determine renal progression and prognosis. Only few studies have been conducted to find out the correlation between 24-hour proteinuria and eGFR in lupus nephritis patients as both of them serve as potential marker in progression of renal involvement. Thisstudy addressed to find out correlation between 24-hour proteinuria and eGFR in lupus nephritis patients.Method: Analytic-correlation study with cross-sectional approach at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung was done. Secondary data was used and paralleled with previous study entitled “Correlation of Random Urine Protein Creatinine (P-C) Ratio with 24-Hour Protein Urinein Lupus Nephritis Patients” carried out from October to December 2014.Correlation coefficient was analyzed by Spearmans’ correlation test.Results: Forty five samples were obtained based on inclusion criteria. Spearmans’ correlation test revealed non significant and very weak correlation between 24-hour proteinuria and eGFR (r=-0.095) with p>0.05.Conclusion: The 24-hour proteinuria and eGFR are weakly correlated. Despite the weak  correlation, these examinationsshould be considered as important markers to monitor prognosis of renal involvement in lupus nephritis patients Keywords: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR),Lupus Nephritis (LN), Proteinuria, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection patients are often reported to be associated with changes of lipid metabolism.A previous study suspected that there was a correlation between low CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts with the lipid profile in HIV-infectedpatients. The objective of this study was to know the assessment of the lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglyceride) inpatients with HIV infection and their correlation with CD4+ T-Lymphocyte count. This study was conducted at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital,Bandung using retrospective data, and analysis method as the study design. The study was performed on 402 HIV-infected patients.A significant difference was found in all lipid parameters between patients with and without ART (p<0.05). Weak correlations werefound between CD4+ T-Lymphocyte with total cholesterol and HDL levels (r<0.04), and a very weak correlation as well with the LDLlevel (r<0.2). There was no correlation with the triglyceride levels (p=0.751). The lipid profile showed a weak correlation with CD4+T-Lymphocyte, therefore, it can not be used as a parameter to know the severity of disease relating to the HIV infection. However, it canbe useful for monitoring the metabolic effect of the given therapy, because there was a significant difference between those patients withand without ART.