Search for dissertations about: "hepatitis C in pregnancy"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words hepatitis C in pregnancy.

  2. 1. Autoimmune hepatitis in Sweden

    Author : Mårten Werner; Åke Danielsson; Ole Suhr; Per Stål; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autoimmune hepatitis; epidemiology; cirrhosis; prognosis; thiopurines; pregnancy; breast feeding; relapse; hepatocellular cancer; lymphoma; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterologi; medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) was identified as an entity by the Swedish professor Jan Waldenström in the 1950s. It was then denoted lupoid hepatitis, characterized by liver inflammation and most often affecting young women. READ MORE

  4. 2. Towards the elimination of hepatitis C : identifying the infected population, and remaining hepatitis C related risks after successful treatment

    Author : Charlotte Lybeck; Ann-Sofi Duberg; Soo Aleman; Scott Montgomery; Magnus Gottfredsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HCV; HCC; epidemiology; MTCT; pregnancy; DAA; OCI;

    Abstract : Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver failure. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set a goal to eliminate viral hepatitis as a global health threat by 2030. READ MORE

  5. 3. Chronic hepatitis : morbidity and mortality in patients and their children

    Author : Lóa Davíðsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Chronic hepatitis, morbidity and mortality of the patients and their children The spread of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection started in Sweden in the end of the 1960s with a culmination in the 1970s, most likely due to increased injection drug use. Mandatory notification of acute and chronic HCV infection in Sweden started in 1990. READ MORE

  6. 4. Human innate lymphocytes in host defense, tissue function and reproduction

    Author : Benedikt Strunz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The immune system is present in all tissues of the human body. In order to respond appropriately to infections, cells of the innate and adaptive immune system work in concert. READ MORE

  7. 5. Human natural killer cell activation and differentiation in health and viral infection

    Author : Niklas Björkström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that belong to the innate immune system. They are important for the early defense against viral infections and provide tumor Immune surveillance against both solid tumors and leukemias as well as in settings of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. READ MORE