Search for dissertations about: "Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi.
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16. Streptococcal cell surface proteins : structure and gene characterisation
Abstract : Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci, GAS) is a potent human pathogen known to express a number of cell surface associated virulence factors. It is an established fact that these different surface proteins play an important role during infection. READ MORE
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17. Enteric Helicobacter and H. pylori in chronic inflammation and cancer of the hepatobiliary tract and pancreas
Abstract : The Helicobacter genus now consists of at least 26 species, with additional novel species in the process of being validated. Beyond the impact of H. READ MORE
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18. Interactions of vitronectin and plasminogen with Helicobacter pylori
Abstract : Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in man and is also associated gastric cancer. The spiral shaped H. pylori moves through the gastric mucous layer and colonises the gastric epithelial cells. H. READ MORE
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19. Role of Genital Infections on pregnancy outcome with emphasis on syphilis
Abstract : OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the role of genital infections in last trimester pre-labour foetal death and the role and aetiology of chorioamnionitis in stillbirth in Maputo, Mozambique. To determine the role of current syphilis as a risk factor for foetal death in Maputo and the prevalence and risk factors for syphilis and HIV infection in displaced pregnant women in rural Zambezia province. READ MORE
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20. Species specific susceptibility testing for ß-lactam antibiotics. With special reference to staphylococci
Abstract : The main objective of this thesis was to identify methods for the detection of ß-lactam resistance in staphylococci, bacteria often causing nosocomial infections. Detection of ß-lactam resistance in these species is difficult due to strong regulation of genes encoding for the two main resistance mechanisms, ß-lactamase production and the penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 2?. READ MORE