Search for dissertations about: "urine culture."
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words urine culture..
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1. Urinary tract infections in primary care. Antimicrobial resistance, treatment and outcome
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2. Development of Novel Therapies, Models, and Biomarkers for Osteoclast-Related Diseases
Abstract : Osteoclasts are derived from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and form upon stimulation of osteoclast precursors by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of nuclear factor κΒ ligand (RANKL). Osteoclasts resorb bone by secreting hydrochloric acid, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and cathepsin K. READ MORE
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3. Prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infections
Abstract : Urogenital chlamydia infection, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in Sweden. In 2008 it was estimated by WHO that there were 105.7 million new cases of CT worldwide, an increase by 4.2 million cases (4. READ MORE
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4. Diagnosis of urinary tract infections : aspects of quality assurance and communication of concepts
Abstract : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease; most cases are managed in primary health care (PHC. Dipslide (a type of urine culture test designed for point of care testing) is used in PHC in Sweden for the diagnosis of UTI. The results in an external quality assessment programme initiated in 1993 for dipslide did not improve over the years. READ MORE
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5. Studies of the pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Abstract : This study investigated the pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). (1) The relative roles of lipopolysaccharide and Shiga-like toxin-2 were studied in a mouse model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. READ MORE