Search for dissertations about: "Neonatal sepsis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Neonatal sepsis.

  2. 1. Aspects of neonatal septicaemia : prevention and complications

    Author : Louise Björkman Hjalmarsson; Jens Schollin; Andreas Ohlin; Claus Klingenberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neonatal sepsis; prevention; coagulase-negative staphylococci; nosocomial; hygiene; neonatal morbidity; alcohol toxicity;

    Abstract : Study I was part of the Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS), a prospective national study including all infants born .... READ MORE

  4. 2. Perspectives of Deep Learning for Neonatal Sepsis Detection

    Author : Antoine Honoré; Saikat Chatterjee; Eric Herlenius; Guy Carrault; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Deep Learning; Neonatal Sepsis Detection; Normalizing Flows; Hidden Markov Models.; Djupinlärningsmodeller; Neonatal Sepsis detektion; Normaliserande Flöden; Dolda Markov modellerna.;

    Abstract : Newborns, whether born at term or preterm, are highly vulnerable and face life-threatening situations during their initial weeks of life every year. Even with hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and careful clinical monitoring, identifying infection-related incidents like sepsis is a challenging task. READ MORE

  5. 3. Group B streptococci and other neonatal infections

    Author : Elisabet Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Neonatal infections; sepsis; incidence; ; Group B streptococcus; ; serotype; ; epidemiology; ; genotype; ; surface protein; ; antibiotic susceptibility;

    Abstract : The main objectives of this thesis were to estimate the incidence and etiology of invasive infections in neonates and to characterize invasive strains of group B streptococci from a defined geographic area. All infants aged 0-120 days with a bacterial or fungal isolate from blood or CSF in the defined area were identified. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neonatal invasive infections with focus on Group B streptococci

    Author : Margrét Johansson Gudjónsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neonatal sepsis; Group B streptococci; Virulence factors;

    Abstract : Invasive infections affect neonates with the risk of severe morbidity and death, and Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococcus, GBS) remains one of the most common pathogens. The aim of this thesis was to assess infections among neonates and infants, focusing on GBS to better understand prevention and treatment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Aspects on early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

    Author : Andreas Ohlin; Jens Schollin; Maria Björkqvist; Mats Blennow; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : This thesis presents four studies, all designed to improve the problematic diagnostic situation concerning infants with suspected sepsis. Study I included 401 neonates with suspected sepsis. READ MORE