Search for dissertations about: "Recurrent streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Recurrent streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis.

  2. 1. Recurrent Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis Studies on etiology and treatment

    Author : Arne Orrling; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; auditive system and speech; Otorinolaryngologi; Infektioner; Otorhinolaryngology; Infections; Clindamycin.; Penicillin tolerance; Tonsillar surface fluid; treatment failure; Group A streptococci; hörsel- och talorganen; audiologi; audiology; Recurrent streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis;

    Abstract : In acute pharyngotonsillitis group A streptococci (GAS) is the etiological agent in 30-50% of cases. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (pcV) is the drug of choice in Sweden. However, the failure rate is as high as 5-25% and further pcV treatment is followed by still higher failure rates. The background of failures remains largely elusive. READ MORE

  4. 2. Endemic and epidemic Streptococcus pyogenes strains : reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis

    Author : Anders Österlund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Streptococcus pyogenes; epidemiology; invasive disease; recurrentpharyngotonsillitis; RAPD; intracellular; biopsy culture; tonsils; immunohistochemistry; electron microscopy; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Clinical Bacteriology; klinisk bakteriologi;

    Abstract : The bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is a common human pathogen known to cause bothuncomplicated and severe infections. Epidemics of invasive disease caused by S. pyogenesserotype T1 were seen in the county of Uppsala, Sweden, in 19881989 and 1994. READ MORE