Search for dissertations about: "coagulase negative s.aureus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words coagulase negative s.aureus.

  2. 1. Coagulase-negative staphylococci in prosthetic hip infections

    Author : Åsa Nilsdotter-Augustinsson; Arne Tärnvik; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : More than 11,000 primary total hip replacements were performed in Sweden in the year 2000, corresponding to 125 primary total hip replacements per 100,000 inhabitants, according to The Swedish Total Hip Replacement Register. In general, this procedure provides highly satisfactory results. READ MORE

  4. 2. Staphylococci in cardio-thoracic surgery : Epidemiological and clinical studies

    Author : Ann Tammelin-Brandemark; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Staphylococcus aureus; MRSE; carriage; dispersal; air counts; scrub suit; PFGE; mediastinitis; sternal dehiscence; diagnosis.; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Clinical Bacteriology; klinisk bakteriologi;

    Abstract : Mediastinitis complicating cardio-thoracic surgery causes suffering to the patient and huge costs to the society. It is often caused by methicillin resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) and S. aureus. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pathogenesis of infections related to foreign devices within the cerebral ventricles

    Author : Fredrik Lundberg; Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bacteriology; Microbiology; CSF-shunt; complement activation; vitronectin; hydrocephalus; coagulase-negative staphylococci; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi;

    Abstract : Coagulase-negative staphyloccoci (CoNS) are the most frequently isolated micro-organisms from infected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts and temporary ventricular drainage catheters, used in modern neurosurgery. CoNS originate from the skinflora of the patient or the surgeon and gain access to the surface of the implant at the insertion, but the infection can erupt up to a year later or more. READ MORE

  6. 4. Diagnostic and epidemiological studies of staphylococci in bovine mastitis

    Author : Aldo Capurro; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Diagnostic and epidemiological studies of staphylococci in bovine mastitis.Mastitis is the most common disease in dairy cows and is often caused by staphylococcal infections. The genus Staphylococcus is divided in coagulase-negative (CNS) and coagulase-positive (CPS) staphylococci. The CPS S. READ MORE

  7. 5. Staphylococcal prosthetic joint infections : similar, but still different

    Author : Staffan Tevell; Bo Söderquist; Åsa Nilsdotter-Augustinsson; Annelies Zinkernagel; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prosthetic joint infections; staphylococcal infections; nasal carriage; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus capitis; NRCS-A; antibiotic resistance; heterogeneous glycopeptide resistance; whole-genome sequencing; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases;

    Abstract : Staphylococci constitute a major part of our commensal flora but are also the most common bacteria causing prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), a dreaded complication of arthroplasty surgery. However, not all staphylococci are the same. READ MORE