Search for dissertations about: "Candida infections in patients"

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2. 1. Candida infections in immunocompromised children

   Author : Lena Klingspor; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Anti-Candida antibodies; bone marrow transplantation; Candida antigen; Candida immunology; candidosis diagnosis; children; infantile diarrhoea; leukaemia; liver transplantation; risk factors.;

   Abstract : Objective: Deep Candida infection (DCI) is a serious complication with high mortality in immunocompromised patients. The following studies (I, II, III, IV and V) were designed to investigate the relationship between infantile diarrhoea and faecal occurrence of Candida spp. READ MORE

4. 2. Infections in patients with haematological malignancies

   Author : Honar Cherif; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Haematological malignancies; febrile neutropenia; bacteraemia; Candida; oral antibiotic; risk stratification; FUO; cefepime; splenectomy; pneumococcal vaccine;

   Abstract : Infectious complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological diseases, especially during chemotherapy induced neutropenia. This study was undertaken with the ultimate goal to improve the clinical management of infections in patients with hematological diseases. READ MORE

5. 3. Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

   Author : Per Gustafson; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculin skin test; Infections; Infektioner; survival; mortality; case fatality rate; risk factor; incidence; Guinea-Bissau; Africa; epidemiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; HIV-2; HIV-1; HIV; Tbc; Tuberculosis; TB;

   Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) has plagued the humanity for several thousands of years. The bacteria causing TB is mainly spread from person to person as an aerosol transmission. It is estimated that one third of the world’s population is infected with the disease; about 10% of these will develop active TB during their lifetime. READ MORE

6. 4. Genome dynamics and virulence in the human pathogen Candida glabrata

   Author : Khadija Mohamed Ahmad; Molekylär cellbiologi; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Pathogenic yeast; Candida glabrata; small chromosomes; Genome rearrangement; Haploid and diploid yeast; RNA interference.;

   Abstract : Although the yeast Candida glabrata is considered to be a part of the commensal microflora in healthy individuals, during the last years it has been frequently isolated from patients with mucosal and systemic fungal infections. Now it is considered as the second most frequently isolated pathogenic yeast after Candida albicans. Despite its name, C. READ MORE

7. 5. Nutri-medicinal plants used in the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections in western Uganda : documentation, phytochemistry and bioactivity evaluation

   Author : Savina Asiimwe; Anna Karin Borg Karlsson; Jasper Ogwal-Okeng; KTH; []
   Keywords : Ethnobotanical study; Medicinal plants; HIV; AIDS; opportunistic infections; bacteria; fungi; GC-MS; phytochemistry; SPME; antioxidant; histopathology; biochemistry; hematology; western Uganda.; Kemi; Chemistry;

   Abstract : As a result of the AIDS epidemic, many people are immunocompromised and opportunistic infections are common. Medicinal plants constitute one of the fundaments of HIV treatment and are commonly used in management of HIV–related ailments, and also to counteract the side effects of antiretroviral therapy. READ MORE