Search for dissertations about: "gonorrhoea"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word gonorrhoea.
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1. Recent trends in the epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Sweden : the role of importation and core groups
Abstract : In 1997 the gonorrhoea incidence in Sweden started to rise from a low-prevalent level after some 25 years of steady decline. The rise has continued and coincides with similar trends in other sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and in other Western industrialized countries. READ MORE
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2. Implementation of strategies for management and prevention of sexually transmitted infections with focus on Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
Abstract : Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health issue of great importance worldwide, with effects on fertility and reproduction. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causative agents of chlamydia and gonorrhoea, respectively, are the most common bacterial STIs with an estimated 127 million new global cases of chlamydia and 87 million new gonorrhoea cases. READ MORE
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3. Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Abstract : The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus) is the aetiological agent of gonorrhoea, which remains a major sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD) worldwide. The incidence of gonorrhoea was previously high in many countries, Sweden included. The incidence in Sweden culminated in 1970 with 487 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. READ MORE
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4. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Lactobacillus from initial adherence to effects on human cells
Abstract : The causative agent of gonorrhoea Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) colonises the urogenital tract epithelia. The vaginal tract microbiota of healthy females is dominated by Lactobacillus species. In paper I, the ability of lactobacilli to protect cervical cells against gonococcal adherence was investigated. READ MORE
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5. Care and Coercion : medical knowledge, social policy and patients with venereal disease in Sweden 1785-1903
Abstract : This study investigates the history of venereal diseases in Sweden in the period from 1785 to 1903. Medical and political perceptions of these diseases as well as the patients and their continued lives have been studied. Venereal diseases were considered a significant threat to the growth of the population throughout the period. READ MORE