Search for dissertations about: "hepatitis E"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words hepatitis E.

  2. 16. Characterisation of the interaction between the Hepatitis B virus core antigen and B cells

    Author : Una Lazdina; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HBcAg; B cells; B cell antigen receptor; co-stimulatory molecules; cytokines; T helper cells; cytotoxic T cells;

    Abstract : The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of severe human liver disease globally. There are around 350 million persistent HBV carriers with a risk of development of liver disease including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. READ MORE

  4. 17. Immunological and Genetic Markers Predicting Treatment Outcome in Hepatitits C Virus Infection

    Author : Galia Askarieh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; IP-10; CXCL10; CD26; hepatitis C virus; interferon; ribavirin; treatment; IL28B;

    Abstract : Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). A chronic infection, which develops in most infected subjects, may lead to liver cirrhosis with ensuing liver dysfunction and liver cancer. READ MORE

  5. 18. Chronic hepatitis B : immunological, virological and clinical aspects in the natural course and during the combined prednisolone and interferon-alpha-2b therapy

    Author : Guo-Zhong Fei; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HBV; IgM and IgG anti-preS2; IgM anti-HBc; CD4 CD8 ratio; lymphocyte subpopulations; HBV DNA; ALT; chronic hepatitis; prednisolone; interferon-alpha;

    Abstract : The aims of this study were to characterize the IgM and IgG antibody responses to well-defined B-cell epitopes within the preS2 region of the HBV envelope proteins in sera from Chinese and Caucasian patients with chronic HBV infection in relation to viral load and liver disease activity. In addition, the effects of the combined prednisolone and interferon- alpha-2b therapy on these parameters, as well as on the peripheral lymphocyte subsets, were studied in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B. READ MORE

  6. 19. HIV and hepatitis C prevention among people who inject drugs in Sweden : harm reduction policies, risk behaviour interventions and outcomes

    Author : Niklas Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : People who inject drugs (PWID) is a heterogeneous and hard-to-reach group due to legal implications, stigma and discrimination. PWID are vulnerable to various poor health outcomes including HIV and hepatitis due to ongoing injection and sexual risk behaviours, various forms of abuse, poor health seeking behaviours, and limited access to- and retention in prevention and care programs. READ MORE

  7. 20. Severe maternal morbidity in Angola : studies on postpartum haemorrhage, jaundice and clinic-based audit

    Author : Roland T Strand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Active management of third stage of labour; Angola; audit; jaundice; malaria; hepatitis E; postpartum haemorrhage; uterine rupture; waiting time;

    Abstract : Background: Angola has recently ended a long period of warfare, which has resulted in an almost complete collapse of public health. In Luanda, the capital, some 70,000 deliveries take place in public facilities. Maternal morbidity and mortality is among the highest in the world. Postpartum haemorrhage is the dominant cause of death. READ MORE