Search for dissertations about: "Environmental surveillance in hospital"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental surveillance in hospital.
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1. The role of wastewater in surveillance and emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria
Abstract : As antibiotic resistance spreads among bacterial pathogens, it reduces treatment options and increases treatment failures of infectious diseases. Strategies employed to reduce this spread or adapt to its consequences need to be based on reliable surveillance data which is lacking in many countries, often due to limited resources. READ MORE
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2. On norovirus outbreaks and transmission in hospitals
Abstract : Abstract Noroviruses are now the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. Noroviruses are effectively transmitted due to a low infectious dose, viral shedding in high concentrations, environmental stability, and they induce only a limited immunity after infection. Especially, the norovirus variants of genotype II.4 (GII. READ MORE
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3. Child health and acute respiratory infections in Ethiopia : epidemiology for prevention and control
Abstract : This thesis is based on studies in Butajira district in the south central part of Ethiopia and one study in the Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa. The Butajira project has a continuous demographic surveillance system, established in 1987 in a sample of 10 communities with a total baseline population of about 30,000. READ MORE
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4. Clostridioides difficile infections: Preventive strategies
Abstract : Clostridioides difficile infections primarily affect elderly, hospitalised patients treated with antibiotics and are among the most common healthcare-related infections. This thesis aimed to improve the understanding of the best prevention strategies for this disease, particularly in a Swedish setting. READ MORE
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5. Antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria affecting children from León, Nicaragua
Abstract : Annual child mortality has declined in the world from 12.5 million in 1990 to 8.8 million in 2008. Yet, infectious diseases are still the major cause of death in this group (6. READ MORE