Search for dissertations about: "C-reactive protein CRP"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 117 swedish dissertations containing the words C-reactive protein CRP.

  2. 16. Acute febrile illness, antibiotic use, and the role of diagnostics to target treatment in India

    Author : Bronwen Holloway; Anna Bergström; Helena Hildenwall; Mats Målqvist; Sabiha Essack; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; fever; acute febrile illness; fever; infectious disease; diagnostics; c-reactive protein; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases;

    Abstract :     Aim: This thesis examined the causes of acute febrile illness (AFI), the current use of antibiotics and diagnostics, and evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) to differentiate bacterial from non-bacterial causes of AFI in children and adult outpatients at R.D. Gardi Medical College hospital, in Ujjain, India. READ MORE

  4. 17. Environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis

    Author : Jonatan Salzer; Peter Sundström; Kjell-Morten Myhr; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Multiple sclerosis; risk factors in epidemiology; prospective; month of birth; vitamin D; vitamin A; C-reactive protein; hygiene hypothesis; smoking; cotinine; Epstein-Barr virus; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It usually strikes during young adulthood, and 2.5 million individuals are estimated to have the disease worldwide. READ MORE

  5. 18. On the importance of inflammation for personality traits and psychiatric morbidity

    Author : Petra Suchankova; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; inflammation; C-reactive protein; complement factor H; S100B; receptor for advanced glycation end products; polymorphism; gene expression; personality traits; suicidal behaviour; schizophrenia; depression; Flinders sensitive line;

    Abstract : Background: Pro-inflammatory mediators have been implicated in processes that could be both beneficial and toxic to cells in the brain. On the one hand balanced levels of these mediators favour e.g. READ MORE

  6. 19. Respiratory tract infections in primary care - aspects of diagnosis and treatment

    Author : Karin Rystedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Group A streptococci; Penicillin V; Phenoxymethylpenicillin; Rapid antigen detection test; Antimicrobial resistance; Faecal microbiota; C-reactive protein; Influenza-like illness; Influenza A; Primary care;

    Abstract : Background Primary health care is accountable for most of the antibiotic prescriptions in humans. In Sweden, most of these antibiotics are used for respiratory tract infections, and pharyngotonsillitis (acute sore throat) is the single respiratory tract infection that leads to most antibiotic prescriptions. READ MORE

  7. 20. Factors Affecting Coronary Flow in Children

    Author : Elhadi Aburawi; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; cardiopulmonary bypass; transthoracic Doppler echocardiography; coronary flow; Pediatri; endothelial dysfunction; C-reactive protein; Medicin människa och djur ; Pediatrics; Cardiovascular system; Kardiovaskulära systemet;

    Abstract : Factors Affecting Coronary Flow in Children Elhadi H. Aburawi, MD, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPCH Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, Lund University, Sweden Abstract Background: A number of inborn and exogenous factors influence the flow and function of the coronary arteries with possible consequences on the cardiovascular risk. READ MORE