Search for dissertations about: "Pneumococcal vaccine"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Pneumococcal vaccine.

  2. 21. 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

  4. 22. Molecular epidemiology of streptococcus pneumoniae

    Author : Sarah Browall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae, also named pneumococci, is often part of the normal flora in the nasopharynx of healthy children. However, pneumococci are also a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, and colonization is required for pneumococci to cause severe invasive diseases such as septicaemia and meningitis. READ MORE

  5. 23. Streptococcus pneumoniae : molecular epidemiology of isolates causing invasive disease and characterization of tolerance responses to lytic antibiotics

    Author : Birgitta Henriques Normark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major contributor to community-acquired pneumonia and invasive disease. Despite adequate treatment, the morbidity and mortality remain high. The increasing antibiotic resistance makes the scenario even worse. READ MORE

  6. 24. Consumer reported digital immunization records : feasibility, applicability, and public health utility in the Canadian context

    Author : Katherine M Atkinson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Vaccination is one of the most effective public health interventions of all time. Public health programs collect data on Vaccination Coverage (VC) to determine levels of protection and guide resource allocation for further vaccination campaigns but VC data completeness and utility is a challenge in many settings. READ MORE

  7. 25. Streptococcus pneumoniae and the host : activation, evasion and modulation of the human innate immune system

    Author : Laura Spelmink; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of severe infections such as pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis, but also a common colonizer of the nasopharynx in children. In most individuals colonization is harmless and eventually cleared by the immune system, but in rare cases pneumococci can reach deeper into the body and cause diseases. READ MORE