Search for dissertations about: "experience on infection control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words experience on infection control.

2. 1. Consequences of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition. Patient experiences and interactions in health care and daily life

   Author : Eva Skyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MRSA; patient; experience; transmission; acquisition; source isolation; ignorance; MRSA notification card;

   Abstract : Aims. The overall purpose of this thesis was to follow up the consequences of guidelines installed to prevent transmission of MRSA in healthcare from the patients’ point of view and subsequent consequences for everyday life. Methods. Patients infected with MRSA during two time-periods were studied. READ MORE

4. 2. Behavioral and Biological Factors Related to HIV Transmission among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia

   Author : Minilik Demissie Amogne; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; FSW; HIV; Violence; HED; condom failure; Treatment failure; Drug resistance; Experience; PrEP challenge; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : Due to legal, cultural, and social factors, female sex workers (FSWs) experience anelevated level of violence, heavy alcohol consumption, and sexual abuse. Theseindividual and societal factors create a web of vulnerabilities that facilitate thespread of HIV within this population group. READ MORE

5. 3. Swedish operating room nurses preventive interventions to reduce bacterial growth, surgical site infections, and increase comfort in patients undergoing surgery

   Author : Camilla Wistrand; Ulrica Nilsson; Bo Söderquist; Karin Falk-Brynhildsen; Tor Monsen; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; skin disinfection; patient experience; skin temperature; intra-operative; surgical site infection; bacterial growth; recolonization;

   Abstract : Surgical site infection is a major postoperative complication that causes patient suffering and is costly for society. The general aim of this thesis was to test and describe interventions performed by operating room (OR) nurses to prevent bacterial growth in surgical patients, with the intent to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) whilst increase patients comfort. READ MORE

6. 4. Maternal milk feedings and cytomegalovirus infection in preterm infants in Sweden

   Author : Soley Omarsdottir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In Sweden, preterm infants are preferably fed human milk. Very preterm infants (< 32 weeks), who are unable to breastfeed, are fed with expressed maternal milk via a nasogastric tube. Mothers of these infants often experience difficulties in establishing and maintaining lactation. READ MORE

7. 5. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. Protection against, and differential diagnosis towards symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection

   Author : Fredrik Sundén; Helsingborg Kliniska Vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases in humans, with a subset of sus- ceptible individuals who experience recurrent episodes. e increase in antibiotic resistance in gram-negative uropathogens, due to antibiotic overuse, is a strong rationale for developing therapeutic alternatives and to improve diagnostics. READ MORE