Search for dissertations about: "doctoral thesis of UTI"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words doctoral thesis of UTI.
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1. Mechanisms of Escherichia coli induced transepithelial neutrophil migration
Abstract : Mucosal infections trigger an inflammatory response that includes the secretion of cytokines and the recruitment of neutrophils to the infected site. This thesis describes studies examining the molecular mechanisms of neutrophil migration to sites of mucosal bacterial infection. Escherichia coli (E. READ MORE
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2. Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative staphylococci in hospitals and in the community
Abstract : Background Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and in particular Staphylococcus epidermidis have emerged as major pathogens primarily causing nosocomial infections in patients with indwelling medical devices. These infections are often caused by multidrug-resistant strains of S. epidermidis (MDRSE). READ MORE
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3. Rules of Thumb and Management of Common Infections in General Practice
Abstract : This thesis deals with problem solving of general practitioners (GPs), which is explored with different methods and from different perspectives. The general aim was to explore and describe rules of thumb and to analyse the management of respiratory and urinary tract infections (RTI and UTI) in general practice in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Diagnosis of urinary tract infections : aspects of quality assurance and communication of concepts
Abstract : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease; most cases are managed in primary health care (PHC. Dipslide (a type of urine culture test designed for point of care testing) is used in PHC in Sweden for the diagnosis of UTI. The results in an external quality assessment programme initiated in 1993 for dipslide did not improve over the years. READ MORE
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5. Diagnostic aspects of urinary tract infections among elderly residents of nursing homes
Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Up to half the residents of nursing homes for the elderly have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which should not be treated with antibiotics. Thus, it is difficult to know if new symptoms in residents with bacteriuria are caused by urinary tract infection (UTI), or if bacteriuria only represents an ABU. READ MORE