Search for dissertations about: "Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

  2. 1. Genetic and antigenic diversity in Pneumocystis jirovecii

    Author : Jessica Beser; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Pneumocystis jirovecii is a human specific, atypical fungus with a worldwide distribution that causes disease in immunocompromised individuals. The fungus proliferates in the lungs where it binds to epithelial alveolar cells, provoking severe pneumonia, denoted pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). READ MORE

  4. 2. Infectious and bleeding complications in patients with hematological malignancies : Studies on diagnosis and prevention

    Author : Tobias Svensson; Honar Cherif; Martin Höglund; Jan Sjölin; Christine Wennerås; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Immunodeficiency; Hypogammaglobulinemia; IgG subclass; Pneumococci; Pneumococcal vaccine; Polysaccharide vaccine; Protein-conjugate vaccine; Aspergillosis; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Invasive fungal disease; Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Azacitidine; Eltrombopag; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombopoietin receptor; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to improve knowledge about the prevention of infectious and bleeding complications in patients with hematological malignancies, primarily in those with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and myelodysplatic syndrome (MDS).Hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired production of immunoglobulins (Ig), is an established risk factor for infection, but the impact of IgG pure subclass deficiency (IgG subclass deficiency with adequate production of IgG, IgA, and IgM) has been debated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts : epidemiology and diagnostics

    Author : Anders Krifors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This doctoral project aimed to attain a more in-depth knowledge of the epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive fungal infections. In Study I, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of PCR/ESI-MS. READ MORE