Search for dissertations about: "pulmonary TB"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words pulmonary TB.

  2. 1. Immune regulation during pulmonary TB and during M. tuberculosis/HIV-1 co-infection

    Author : Chaniya Leepiyasakulchai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Individually, tuberculosis (TB) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pose major global health problems and together, they form a deadly liaison. Preventive vaccines for any of the diseases are not yet available. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies on the host immune response during pulmonary TB and during M.tuberculosis / HIV co-infection

    Author : Lech Ignatowicz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Population studies have shown that HIV-infected individuals co-infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are at up to 10-fold higher risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) than their seronegative counterparts. Co-infected individuals also progress faster to AIDS than patients infected only with the virus. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pulmonary tuberculosis in pre-trial detentions in St. Petersburg, Russia

    Author : Tatiana Lobacheva; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Tuberculosis; prison; epidemiology; Russia;

    Abstract : During the last 15 years situation with Tuberculosis (TB) in prison system in Russia has been worsened as well as in the whole country. High TB rates in prison system reflect not only bad conditions there, but also the economical situation in the country and the health of whole population. READ MORE

  6. 4. Does IgA play a role in protection against pulmonary tuberculosis?

    Author : Anna Tjärnlund; Carmen Fernandez; Antonio Barragan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immunology; Immunologi;

    Abstract : More than a century after the identification of the tubercle bacillus and the first attempts at vaccination, tuberculosis (TB) still remains one of the world’s most serious infectious diseases. TB is typically a disease of the lung, which serves both as port of entry and as the major site of disease manifestation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Immunopathogenesis in pulmonary tuberculosis : impact of immunomodulation and diabetes co-morbidity

    Author : Akhirunnesa Mily; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Even in the 21st century, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health threat, primarily due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Presence of co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM) has worsened the current situation and made it more difficult to treat this deadly disease, especially in resource-poor settings. READ MORE