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Found 2 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Urinary tract infection and renal scarring

   Author : Milan Chromek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : urinary tract infection; renal scarring; cathelicidin; LL-3 7; NIMP-9; TIMP-1;

   Abstract : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection. Although most patients with UTI have a good prognosis, there is a risk of serious complications in a group of them. READ MORE

4. 2. Kostmann syndrome : a clinical and pathophysiological study

   Author : Göran Carlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Kostmann syndrome; severe congenital neutropenia; autosomal recessive; periodontitis; antibacterial peptides; LL-3 7; apoptosis; Bcl-2; granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; glycosylation; lenograstim; filgrastim.;

   Abstract : Kostmann syndrome or severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) is a rare disease, usually diagnosed during the first months of life, characterized by extremely low levels of neutrophils in the peripheral blood, a maturational arrest of the myelopoiesis in the bone marrow and severe bacterial infections. The purpose of this project was to improve the understanding of the clinical course and the pathophysiology of autosomal recessive SCN. READ MORE