Search for dissertations about: "Transmission infections"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 166 swedish dissertations containing the words Transmission infections.

  2. 21. Norovirus Epidemiology : Prevalence, transmission, and determinants of disease susceptibility

    Author : Johan Nordgren; Per-Eric Lindgren; Lennart Svensson; Andreas Matussek; Annalarua Carducci; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Norovirus (NoV) is today recognized as the most important agent of acute human gastroenteritis, causing a high number of diarrheal episodes in both adults and children. Outbreaks in hospitals, nursing homes, day-care centers, and from consumption of contaminated food and drinking water are common. Wastewater can be a source of NoV dissemination, e. READ MORE

  4. 22. Sexually transmitted infections and other reproductive tract infections in rural Vietnam : current situation, management and implications for control

    Author : Pham Thi Lan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Sexually transmitted infections; reproductive tract infections; prevalence; knowledge; perception; attitude; health-seeking pattern; community; healthcare provider; rural; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and other reproductive tract infections (RTI) constitute a huge health and economic burden in low-income countries. The infections may result in severe sequelae, particularly in women, and facilitate HIV acquisition and transmission. READ MORE

  5. 23. Changes in neuronal properties induced by neurotropic infections

    Author : Björn Owe-Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The nervous system can be the target for various bacterial and viral infectious agents. Certain bacterial toxins have been found to impair specific proteins, such as proteins involved in transmitter release and in the regulation of the cytoskeleton. READ MORE

  6. 24. Sexually transmitted infections: serological, microbiological and microscopical aspects

    Author : Matilda Berntsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; herpes simplex virus; seroprevalence; Epstein-Barr virus; cytomegalovirus; urethritis; cervicitis; STI;

    Abstract : The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is high in the adult populations world-wide but varies between populations and time periods. Since a high proportion of infected individuals are asymptomatic, diagnostic approaches to reduce further transmission and complications are essential. READ MORE

  7. 25. Genetic aspects of HIV-1 evolution and transmission

    Author : Irina Maljkovic Berry; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : HIV-1 is one of the fastest evolving organisms known to man. Its rate of evolution is approximately one million times faster than that of higher organisms such as ourselves, meaning that the amount of changes within the HIV-1 genome in just one year corresponds to the amount of changes within the human genome in one million years. READ MORE