Search for dissertations about: "Local antibiotic therapy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Local antibiotic therapy.

2. 1. Drug therapy - a challenge in primary care

   Author : Veronica Milos; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drug therapy; elderly; guidelines; primary care; potentially inappropriate medications; fall risk increasing drugs; antibiotics; upper respiratory tract infections; attitudes; adherence; general practitioners; Sweden;

   Abstract : Introduction: Drug therapy in primary care is a broad field, with two areas previously identified as particularly challenging: treatment of the elderly and prescription of antibiotics against uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). General practitioners’ (GPs’) attitudes and adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines might be influenced by different interventions and need to be studied. READ MORE

4. 2. Febrile Urinary Tract Infection: P fimbriae, Innate Host Response and Bacteremia

   Author : Gisela Otto; immunologi och glykobiologi - MIG Avdelningen för mikrobiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prsGJ96; Microbiology; bacteriology; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi; papGIA2; antibiotic therapy; urine; chemokine; interleukin-6; host response; P fimbriae; bacteremia; febrile urinary tract infection; Escherichia coli;

   Abstract : Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common human infections, and febrile UTI with bacteremia the most severe form. The relation between bacteria and host decides disease severity. The dominating uropathogen is Escherichia coli (E. coli). READ MORE

5. 3. Antibacterial surface coatings for biomedical applications

   Author : Saba Atefyekta; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Antimicrobial surfaces; mesoporous titania; elastin-like polypeptide; antimicrobial peptide; antibiotic delivery;

   Abstract : Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in the diversity and function of biomaterials. Today, medical practices utilize a large number of biomaterials in the form of medical devices and implants. However, one major obstacle that limits the efficiency of biomaterials is their susceptibility to develop infection. READ MORE

6. 4. Targeted CD52 therapy in lymphoid malignancies : a clinical and immunological study

   Author : Jeanette Lundin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : CD52; alemtuzumab; Campath; monoclonal antibodies; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; non-Hodgkin s lymphoma; mycosis fungoides; immune suppression;

   Abstract : There is a great need for developing new treatment alternatives in low grade non Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The CD52 antigen, which is expressed on almost all lymphoid malignancies, can be utilized as a target for CD52-directed monoclonal antibody therapy (alemtuzumab, Campath-1 H). READ MORE

7. 5. Antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria affecting children from León, Nicaragua

   Author : Erick José Amaya; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   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