Search for dissertations about: "meningococcal septicaemia"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words meningococcal septicaemia.

2. 1. Characterisation of Neisseria meningitidis from a virulence and immunogenic perspective that includes variations in novel vaccine antigens

   Author : Susanne Jacobsson; Hans Fredlund; Per Olcén; Paula Mölling; Elisabeth Wedege; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : Neisseria meningitidis; meningococcal disease; risk factors; vaccine; genome-derived neisserial antigens GNA ; polymerase chain reaction PCR ; sequencing; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

   Abstract : Neisseria meningitidis, also referred to as meningococcus, is a Gram-negative diplococcal bacterium best known as an important cause of meningitis and septicaemia worldwide. Meningococcal disease is a rare but life-threatening illness that may progress to death despite optimal medical care including appropriate antibiotic therapy. READ MORE

4. 2. Genome-based characterization of Neisseria meningitidis with focus on the emergent serogroup Y disease

   Author : Bianca Törös; Hans Fredlund; Paula Mölling; Sara [Thulin] Hedberg; Per Olcén; Håkan Miörner; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neisseria meningitidis; meningococcal disease; serogroup Y; molecular characterization; epidemiology; genome sequencing; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

   Abstract : Neisseria meningitidis, also referred to as meningococcus, is one of the leading causes of epidemic meningitis and septicaemia worldwide. Despite modern treatment, meningococcal disease remains associated with a high mortality (about 10%). READ MORE

5. 3. Antibiotic susceptibility and resistance in Neisseria meningitidis : phenotypic and genotypic characteristics

   Author : Sara Thulin Hedberg; Magnus Unemo; Per Olcén; Hans Fredlund; Ian Feavers; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neisseria meningitidis; meningococcal disease; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic susceptbility; biological cost; PCR; sequencing; Molecular biology; Molekylärbiologi; Microbiology; immunology; infectious diseases; Mikrobiologi; immunologi; infektionssjukdomar; Medical microbiology; Medicinsk mikrobiologi; Bacteriology; Bakteriologi; Biomedicin; Biomedicine; Medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Neisseria meningitidis, also known as the meningococcus, is a globally spread obligate human bacterium causing meningitis and/or septicaemia. It is responsible for epidemics in both developed and developing countries. READ MORE

6. 4. Hfq- and sRNA-mediated regulation in Neisseria meningitidis

   Author : Jens Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Neisseria meningitidis, also known as the meningococcus, is a human-specific pathogen that commonly colonises the nasopharynx without causing disease. For reasons unknown, N. meningitidis can traverse the nasopharyngeal epithelium and enter the bloodstream, causing invasive meningococcal disease manifesting in septicaemia and/or meningitis. READ MORE

7. 5. RNA-mediated gene regulation in Neisseria meningitidis and other nasopharyngeal pathogens

   Author : Hannes Eichner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Neisseria meningitidis is a transient commensal bacterium of the upper respiratory tract and spreads through respiratory secretions produced by the carrier. While mostly harmless, the bacterium can cause invasive meningococcal disease by entering the circulatory system, leading to septicaemia and/or meningitis. READ MORE