Search for dissertations about: "Streptococcus pneumoniae"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 105 swedish dissertations containing the words Streptococcus pneumoniae.

2. 16. Recurrent acute otitis media - aetiology, diagnostics and prevention

   Author : Marie Gisselsson-Solén; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Binax NOW; immunological aberrations; immune deficiency; Haemophilus influenzae; Streptococcus pneumoniae; nasopharyngeal colonization; conjugate pneumococcal vaccine; Acute otitis media; recurrent acute otitis media;

   Abstract : Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common bacterial infection in children. The clinical course varies from spontaneous recovery to life-threatening complications, and this variability mainly depends on the causative pathogen. READ MORE

4. 17. Proteome-wide analysis of severe bacterial infections. The battle between host and pathogen

   Author : Anahita Bakochi; Infektionsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry; Systems biology; Host adaptation; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae;

   Abstract : The pathogenesis of severe infectious diseases is a complex interplay between the host and the pathogen. The development and progression of a disease encompasses a multitude of processes, which balance between host-damage and host-protection. READ MORE

5. 18. Developing otitis media : experimental studies in particular regarding inflammatory changes in the tympanic membrane

   Author : Per Olof Eriksson; Sten Hellström; Karin Prellner; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Otorhinolaryngology; otitis media with effusion; acute otitis media; myringotomy; tympanic membrane; rat; Streptococcus pneumoniae; compound 48 80; mast cell; Otorhinolaryngologi; Otorhinolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologi; Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; oto-rhino-laryngologi;

   Abstract : Otitis media (OM), one of the commonest of childhood diseases, causes much suffering. OM exists in a variety of forms, two of which are acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME). READ MORE

6. 19. Studies on emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

   Author : Diana Karlsson; Högskolan i Skövde; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Natural sciences;

   Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the major contributors to mortality and morbidity around the world. It causes a wide variety of diseases ranging from uncomplicated respiratory infections to life-threatening invasive infections such as meningitis and septicemia. READ MORE

7. 20. Invasive Pneumococcal Infections

   Author : Erik Backhaus; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Streptococcus pneumoniae; epidemiology; risk factors; pneumonia; meningitis; serotype; clonal complex;

   Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of disease, ranging from uncomplicated respiratory infections to severe invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including bacteraemic pneumonia, septicaemia with unknown focus and meningitis. Case fatality rate (CFR) remains high and antibiotic resistance is increasing globally. S. READ MORE