Search for dissertations about: "antibiotic use in intensive care unit"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words antibiotic use in intensive care unit.

  2. 1. On community acquired infections requiring intensive care

    Author : Magnus Brink; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; infection; acute bacterial meningitis; beta-lactam antibiotics; cerebrospinal fluid; polymerase chain reaction; immunochromatographic test; influenza A H1N1; pandemic; non-invasive ventilation; necrotizing soft-tissue infection; inter-hospital transfer;

    Abstract : Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM), influenza, and necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs) are diseases that in a short period of time can progress to become life threatening. Individuals with severe forms of these infections must be treated in an intensive care unit were monitoring and support of failing organs improve the chances of survival. READ MORE

  4. 2. Infections in patients with chronic kidney disease : patterns, outcomes and the role of vitamin D for future prevention

    Author : Guobin Su; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a global public health problem. Patients with CKD are at high risk of infections. Frequent episodes of infections with greater use of antibiotics might put this population at risk of infections caused by resistant organisms. READ MORE

  5. 3. Novel biomarkers for detection of early acute kidney injury, renal recovery and bacterial infections in critically ill patients

    Author : Niklas Jonsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Diagnosis of infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging because the signs and symptoms normally attributed to infection are quite common also in ICU patients without infection. This is a problem as delayed antibiotic therapy may increase the risk of organ failure and ultimately, death. READ MORE