Search for dissertations about: "Mycobacterium tuberculosis"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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21. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Mozambique
Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major health problems in Mozambique. It is estimated that 27,000 deaths caused by TB occur each year with an estimated incidence and prevalence rate of 431 and 504 per 100,000 population respectively. Mozambique ranks 19th on the list of 22 high-burden TB countries in the world. READ MORE
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22. Tuberculosis control in Sweden
Abstract : Sweden is a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence country with an incidence of 5.3 cases per 100 000 inhabitants 2017. The majority of new TB cases in Sweden are diagnosed among migrants from high TB incidence countries. READ MORE
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23. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis
Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is a global epidemic, with one third of the world's population infected, at least 9 million new active cases per year and about 2 million deaths per year. Without adequate chemotherapy treatment TB may be a mortal disease. READ MORE
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24. Molecular characterisation of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Abstract : To counteract the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) a number of approaches have been proposed, amongst which are the sound usage of the present anti-TB drugs and the development of prompt and specific tools for the diagnosis of resistance. To examine the role of drugs in the treatment of resistant TB, we investigated the general crossresistance between kanamycin and amikacin, which has been reported in numerous studies. READ MORE
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25. General awareness of HIV, tuberculosis co-infections and the quality of life among patients with HIV in Xinjiang, in western China
Abstract : Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infections are major public health problems, particularly in low and middle-income countries. China has the second-highest number of TB cases per year in the world. The overall aims of my thesis were to analyze awareness of HIV and identify measures for its prevention. READ MORE