Search for dissertations about: "genital infections"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words genital infections.

  2. 11. Immunological responses in genital HPV infections and etiology of cervical cancer

    Author : Lisen Arnheim; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HPV; CIN; cervical cancer; antibodies; KIRs; CXCL8; IFN-gamma; Chlamydia trachomatis;

    Abstract : Cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancers in women. Every year approximately 450,000 women are diagnosed worldwide and 200,000 die. The sexually transmitted oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types are established as the major etiological agents of cancer of the cervix. READ MORE

  4. 12. Recent Developments of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma Infections in Women

    Author : Carina Bjartling; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; uro-genital infection; Chlamydia trachomatis; Mycoplasma genitalium; pelvic inflammatory disease; cervicitis; ectopic pregnancy;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to elucidate developments in epidemiology, clinical manifestations and complications in Chlamydia trachomatis (C.trachomatis) and Mycoplasma genitalium (M.genitalium) infection. READ MORE

  5. 13. Diagnosis of genital chlamydial infections in humans as well as in cattle

    Author : Marius Domeika; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  6. 14. Prevalance and prevention of sexually transmitted viral infections in the Bolivian Amazonas

    Author : Marianela Patzi Churqui; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sexually transmitted infections; indigenous women; Bolivian Amazonas; medical plants; microbicides; cytokines; HSV-2; HPV; HBV;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the prevalence of sexually transmitted viral infections in women living in the Amazonas region of Bolivia and explores whether Bolivian medical plants can affect the immune system and prevent or treat infections with Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and inflammation. My PhD project was financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and I did my work alternately in Bolivia and in Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 15. Innate and adaptive immunity in genital HSV-2 infection: Implications for vaccine development

    Author : Ali M Harandi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : genital herpes infection; natural antibody; CD4 T cells; CD8 T cells; IFN-g; IL-12; IL-18; CC chemokines; dendritic cells.;

    Abstract : Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a sexually transmitted pathogen that infects the genital tract mucosa and is the most common case of genital ulcers in humans. Despite numerous studies, little is known about the mechanisms involved in immune protection and no anti-herpes vaccine has been developed to date. READ MORE