Search for dissertations about: "meningitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 119 swedish dissertations containing the word meningitis.

  2. 1. Enteroviral meningitis : diagnostic methods and aspects on the distinction from bacterial meningitis

    Author : Martin Glimåker; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  4. 2. Bacterial meningitis in children : clinical aspects and preventive effects of vaccinations

    Author : Urban Johansson Kostenniemi; Sven-Arne Silfverdal; Christer Mehle; Hans Fredlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bacterial meningitis; children; vaccination; clinical presentation; decision support techniques; disease management; risk assessment; disabilities; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychiatric disease; pediatrik; Pediatrics; Infectious Diseases; infektionssjukdomar;

    Abstract : Bacterial meningitis, one of the most severe infections a child can contract, can be caused by several different strains of bacteria. Most commonly, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. READ MORE

  5. 3. Proteome-wide analysis of severe bacterial infections. The battle between host and pathogen

    Author : Anahita Bakochi; Infektionsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry; Systems biology; Host adaptation; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae;

    Abstract : The pathogenesis of severe infectious diseases is a complex interplay between the host and the pathogen. The development and progression of a disease encompasses a multitude of processes, which balance between host-damage and host-protection. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neurotoxicity of β-lactam antibiotics : experimental kinetic and neurophysiological studies

    Author : Silvia E. Schliamser; Ragnar Norrby; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; benzylpenicillin; blood-brain barrier; ß-lactam antibiotics; CSF; CNS; EEG; imipenem cilastatin; FCE 22101; meningitis; neurotoxicity of; silent-second; thiopental; transport system; uraemia;

    Abstract : The neurotoxic potential of intravenous administered benzylpenicillin (BPC) was studied in rabbits with intact blood-CNS barriers and rabbits with experimental E. coli meningitis. At onset of epileptogenic EEG activity or seizures, serum, CSF and brain tissue were collected for assay of BPC. READ MORE

  7. 5. Invasive haemophilus influenzae infection. Clinical, immunologic and pathogenic aspects

    Author : Svante Hugosson; Sweden Gothenburg University of Gothenburg; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Haemophilus influenzae; epidemiology; mortality; vaccination; epiglottitis; meningitis; hearing loss; neuropsychology immunology; physiopathology; adhesion;

    Abstract : Invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) infection, predominantly manifested as acute meningitis and epiglottitis, is a serious disease with associated mortality and residual handicap. Prevention of the disease is possible by vaccination against Hi serotype b (Hib). READ MORE