Search for dissertations about: "gonorrhoea"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word gonorrhoea.

  2. 1. Recent trends in the epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Sweden : the role of importation and core groups

    Author : Torsten Berglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Neisseria gonorrhoeae; epidemiology; core groups; importation; serovar; PFGE; antimicrobial resistance; men who have sex with men MSM ;

    Abstract : In 1997 the gonorrhoea incidence in Sweden started to rise from a low-prevalent level after some 25 years of steady decline. The rise has continued and coincides with similar trends in other sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and in other Western industrialized countries. READ MORE

  4. 2. Implementation of strategies for management and prevention of sexually transmitted infections with focus on Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis

    Author : Ronza Hadad; Magnus Unemo; Hans Fredlund; Susanne Jacobsson; Kate Seib; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; epidemiology; whole-genome sequencing; antimicrobial resistance AMR ; Chlamydia trachomatis; vaccine; strategies; management and prevention;

    Abstract : Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health issue of great importance worldwide, with effects on fertility and reproduction. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causative agents of chlamydia and gonorrhoea, respectively, are the most common bacterial STIs with an estimated 127 million new global cases of chlamydia and 87 million new gonorrhoea cases. READ MORE

  5. 3. Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Author : Magnus Unemo; Bengt Wretlind; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus) is the aetiological agent of gonorrhoea, which remains a major sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD) worldwide. The incidence of gonorrhoea was previously high in many countries, Sweden included. The incidence in Sweden culminated in 1970 with 487 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. READ MORE

  6. 4. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Lactobacillus from initial adherence to effects on human cells

    Author : Katarina Vielfort; Helena Aro; Bernt Eric Uhlin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Lactobacillus; adhesion; cell cycle; DNA damage; Neutrophils; molekylärgenetik; Molecular Genetics;

    Abstract : The causative agent of gonorrhoea Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) colonises the urogenital tract epithelia. The vaginal tract microbiota of healthy females is dominated by Lactobacillus species. In paper I, the ability of lactobacilli to protect cervical cells against gonococcal adherence was investigated. READ MORE

  7. 5. Care and Coercion : medical knowledge, social policy and patients with venereal disease in Sweden 1785-1903

    Author : Anna Lundberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Medical history; demography; patient-records; diagnostics; therapeutics; social policy; venereal disease; life-course; Sweden; 19th century;

    Abstract : This study investigates the history of venereal diseases in Sweden in the period from 1785 to 1903. Medical and political perceptions of these diseases as well as the patients and their continued lives have been studied. Venereal diseases were considered a significant threat to the growth of the population throughout the period. READ MORE