Search for dissertations about: "Spoligotyping"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word Spoligotyping.

  2. 1. Tuberculosis control in Oman : challenges to elimination

    Author : Abdullah Al-Maniri; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Tubercolosis Control; Sultanate of Oman; Epidemiology; Elimination; Low Incidence Country; TB Suspicion; TB Knowledge; General Practitioners; Private Health Sector; Immigrants; Molecular Epidemiology; Spoligotyping;

    Abstract : Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health challenge. More than 1.7 million deaths worldwide in 2007 were attributed to TB. Directly Observed Therapy Short course (DOTS) is the globally recommended strategy for TB control. READ MORE

  4. 2. Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Estonia

    Author : Annika Krüüner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Tuberculosis; Estonia; M. tuberculosis; drug resistance; MDR-TB; Beijing genotype; cross-resistance; kanamycin; amikacin; rrs mutations; 16S rRNA; exposure; nosocomial transmission; mycobacterial persistence; re-infection; DST; second-line drugs; Bactec; 460; DNA fingerprinting; spoligotyping;

    Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease patterns among different populations are extremely heterogeneous. This thesis explores mainly by microbiological methods the epidemiology of TB in Estonia. Through the work high rates of drug resistance were found. READ MORE

  5. 3. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Mozambique

    Author : Sofia Omar Viegas; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    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

  6. 4. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Sweden

    Author : Solomon Ghebremichael; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), is a serious infection in man and animals. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about one third of the world´s population is infected with this organism, around nine million new cases are registered every year and two million people die from the infection. READ MORE

  7. 5. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from Kampala, Uganda

    Author : Benon Asiimwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Uganda is one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Sub-Saharan Africa, ranked 16th among the 22 high-burden countries in the world. Poor peri-urban areas of developing countries with inadequate living conditions and a high prevalence of HIV infection have been implicated most in the increase of TB. READ MORE