Search for dissertations about: "Enteric fever"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Enteric fever.

  2. 1. Diagnosis of acute and chronic enteric fever using metabolomics

    Author : Elin Näsström; Henrik Antti; Anders Johansson; Peter Spégel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Enteric fever; Salmonella; chronic carriers; metabolomics; diagnosis; biomarkers; multivariate data analysis; GCxGC-MS; GC-MS; LC-MS;

    Abstract : Enteric (or typhoid) fever is a systemic infection mainly caused by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A. The disease is common in areas with poor water quality and insufficient sanitation. Humans are the only reservoir for transmission of the disease. READ MORE

  4. 2. Children's diarrhea in Hanoi, Vietnam : importance of enteric pathogens

    Author : Vu Trung Nguyen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of illnesses and death among children in developing countries, where an estimated 1.3 billion episodes and 4 to 10 million deaths occur each year in children less than 5 years of age. READ MORE

  5. 3. B- and T- cell responses in colectomized and healthy individuals after mucosal vaccination

    Author : Jan Kilhamn; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intestinal immunity; antibodies; interferon gamma production; ileostomy fluid; enteric vaccines; mucosal vaccination;

    Abstract : The overall aims were to study the induction of intestinal and systemic B- and T-cell immune responses in patients colectomized due to ulcerative colitis and in healthy volunteers after mucosal administration of enteric vaccines. An inactivated B-subunit whole-cell (B-WC) cholera vaccine and a live attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Ty21a vaccine were used as model immunogens. READ MORE

  6. 4. Adaptation of Salmonella enterica to antibiotics and innate immunity effectors

    Author : Kim Vestö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Salmonella enterica is a bacterial pathogen causing major morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The bacteria can cause a wide range of disease, ranging from the severe systemic disease typhoid fever to localized gastroenteritis. Characteristics of typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. READ MORE

  7. 5. Virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium and innate antibacterial host responses

    Author : Eva Bjur; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Salmonella; LPS; macrophages; NOS; SPI-2; thioredoxin; TrxA; TRAPC;

    Abstract : The bacterial species Salmonella enterica consists of a collection of closely related enteric bacteria giving rise to diverse diseases in a wide range of hosts. In the murine infection model Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) causes an invasive disease which in many aspects resembles human typhoid fever. READ MORE