Search for dissertations about: "antibiotic use"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 213 swedish dissertations containing the words antibiotic use.

  2. 31. Antibiotic use and respiratory pathogens with focus on Streptococcus pneumoniae in Tanzanian children

    Author : Matilda Emgård; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antimicrobial stewardship; Drug resistance; Bacterial; Drug prescribing; Infant; Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Tanzania; Viruses;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) and other respiratory pathogens after introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and further portrays antibiotic use in Tanzanian children. Pneumococci are a leading cause of pneumonia in children. READ MORE

  4. 32. Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic consumption with focus on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Author : Anna Farra; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aims: The general aims of the present studies were to assess the levels of antibiotic resistance, in relation to antibiotic consumption at the Karolinska University Hospital, Solna (KS) and at 11 other Swedish hospitals, furthermore to assess the role of the membrane protein OprD and penicillin-binding proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance to imipenem. Methods: Resistance figures were retrieved from the microbiology service databases for the period 1989-99, at the 12 above mentioned hospitals, including their intensive care units (ICU). READ MORE

  5. 33. Antibiotic use and resistance : assessing and improving utilisation and provision of antibiotics and other drugs in Vietnam

    Author : Mattias Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; private pharmacies; case management; knowledge; practice; interventions; enforcement of regulation; education; peer influence;

    Abstract : Background: In Vietnam there were shortages of drugs until the end of the 1980's. In 1986 the "Doi Moi" economic reforms towards market economy were initiated. An expanding private health care sector emerged and the per capita drug consumption has increased dramatically. READ MORE

  6. 34. High antibiotic use and resistance among children under five : acute respiratory infections : knowledge and behaviour of caregivers and healthcare providers in Vietnam

    Author : Hoa Nguyen Quynh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Acute respiratory infections; antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; children; caregiver; healthcare provider; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Background: Increased bacterial resistance is threatening the therapeutic effectiveness of antibiotics. High level of antibiotic use is probably the main factor driving the emergence of resistance. READ MORE

  7. 35. Bacteremia after oral surgical procedures and antibiotic prophylaxis

    Author : Gunnar Hall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The use of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients predisposed to infective endocarditis who are undergoing oral surgical procedures is widely accepted. Because no controlled clinical trials of antibiotic regimens for the prevention of endocarditis in humans have been done, recommendations are based on results of, e.g. READ MORE