Search for dissertations about: "Bacterial meningitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words Bacterial meningitis.

2. 1. 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

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

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

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5. 3. Inflammasome polymorphisms and the Inflammatory Response to Bacterial Infections

   Author : Berhane Asfaw Idosa; Eva Särndahl; Anne Kelly; Bo Söderquist; Alexander Persson; Johan Bylund; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bacteremia; Cytokines; Gene variants; Inflammasome; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Neutrophils; Meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

   Abstract : NLRP3 inflammasome; a key component of the innate immune system, can be activated by a number of pathogens and other threats of the body. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome triggers caspase-1 mediated maturationof IL-1β and IL-18. READ MORE

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Modulation of inflammatory mediators during experimental bacterial meningitis

   Author : Hana Khidir Abdalla; Kristian Riesbeck; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Bacterial meningitis is a worldwide health problem with high morbidity and mortality mainly caused by Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (eNS) initiated by cell wall or membrane components from the bacteria. READ MORE