Search for dissertations about: "antibiotic resistances"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words antibiotic resistances.
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1. Disarming bacteria : a structure-based approach to design an anti-virulence drug against Listeria monocytogenes
Abstract : Antibiotic resistances are one of the biggest threats to global health and if we don’t change our behavior and way of using antibiotics we will end up in a ‘post-antibiotic era’, in which common infections and minor injuries can once kill again and up to 10 million deaths per year may occur by 2050. Therefore, there is a high need for new anti-bacterial drugs, especially of alternatives to existing antibiotics with already described resistances. READ MORE
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2. Beta-Lactamase in Haemophilus ducreyi: Purification, Characterization, and Mutagenesis
Abstract : Chancroid caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, has been described as a significantly predisposing factor of HIV heterosexual transmission in an endemic region of both diseases. Antibiotic resistances are extensively found in H. ducreyi and many of the resistances are due to the presence of resistance plasmids. READ MORE
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3. Studies on the role of HIF-1 in the control of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Abstract : Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), is responsible for most deaths caused by a bacterium globally. READ MORE