Search for dissertations about: "prophylaxis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 152 swedish dissertations containing the word prophylaxis.

  2. 16. A Search for the Masked Mechanism Behind IgG-Mediated Suppression of Antibody Responses

    Author : Joakim Bergström; Birgitta Heyman; Jenny Hallgren Martinsson; Frida Henningsson Johnson; Mats Bemark; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; FcγR; complement; sheep erythrocytes; IgG-mediated immune suppression; rhesus prophylaxis; rhesus D antigen; germinal center; Immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : Antibodies passively administered together with their specific antigen can enhance or suppress the specific antibody response. This phenomenon is known as antibody feedback regulation. Whether this modulation causes up- or downregulation of the antibody response depends both on the antibody isotype and the antigen used. READ MORE

  4. 17. The infected knee arthroplasty

    Author : Anna Stefansdottir; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; outcome; revision knee arthroplasty; microbiology; Primary knee arthroplasty; infection; predictive factors; antibiotic prophylaxis;

    Abstract : The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register (SKAR) was used to identify 478 cases that underwent a first-time revision with exchange or removal of the prosthesis due to infection during the years 1986–2000. 30% of the infections were diagnosed within 3 months from primary operation and two-thirds were diagnosed within 2 years. READ MORE

  5. 18. Pulmonary disease in infancy, perinatal inflammatory risk factors and prophylaxis

    Author : Lena Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Objective: In the last decades the survival rate of preterm infants has increased substantially.1-3 Despite improved intensive neonatal care the incidence of chronic lung disease in infants born preterm has not changed. READ MORE

  6. 19. Postoperative Symptoms After Gynaecological Surgery : How They Are Influenced by Prophylactic Antiemetics Sensory Stimulation (P6-Acupressure)

    Author : Aidah Alkaissi; Dag Lundberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acupuncture; P6-acupressure; droperidol; antiemetics; PONV; gynaecological surgery; motion sickness; eccentric rotation; coriolis effect; antiemetic prophylaxis; granisetron; Anaesthetics; Anestesiologi;

    Abstract : Symptoms after surgery and anaesthesia influence the patient´s ability to resume daily activities. If postoperative symptoms are controlled rehabilitation may be accelerated. READ MORE

  7. 20. Antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry for the prevention of infective endocarditis

    Author : Niko Vähäsarja; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In many parts of the world, it is praxis to administer prophylactic antibiotics prior to invasive dental procedures to reduce the risk of postoperative infective endocarditis (IE) among at-risk individuals. Such endocarditis prophylaxis (EP) is based on tradition rather than evidence, and although it was proposed by the American Heart Association in 1955, a Cochrane review published in 2021 concluded that there is not enough evidence to prove its efficacy in reducing IE. READ MORE