Search for dissertations about: "seroepidemiology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word seroepidemiology.

  2. 6. Serodiagnosis and seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam

    Author : Thi Thu Ha Hoang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : serology; Helicobacter pylori H. pylori . peptic ulcer patients; normal population; seroepidemiology. ELISA; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Aims: The aims of the study were to establish and evaluate the best eradication treatment, the optimal diagnostic methods and the impact of Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam. Materials: In a treatment trial of patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastric biopsies and serum samples were obtained from 296 PUD patients (age 18-88 years). READ MORE

  4. 7. Helicobacter pylori infection among children in Sweden

    Author : Ylva Tindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : H. pylori infection; seroepidemiology childhood; ethnicity; socio-economic conditions; antibiotics; day-care attendance; school; recurrent abdominal pain RAP ; GERD; ELISA; Immunoblot; 13C-UBT;

    Abstract : Since Helicobacter pylori was first identified in 1983 convincing data has linked the infection to the development of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease and H. pylori has further been implicated in gastric carcinogenesis. Evidence suggests that H. READ MORE

  5. 8. Serology of human papillomavirus type 16

    Author : Xiaohong Wang; Malmö Klinisk mikrobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi; bacteriology; Microbiology; neutralization; avidity; heparin; epitope; ELISA; HPV16; antibody response;

    Abstract : Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 is the major cause of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and anogenital cancers. The antibody response to papillomaviruses is a key determinant of protective immunity and forms the basis for prophylactic vaccine development as well as for seroepidemiology. READ MORE

  6. 9. Crossing the line – Tracking transboundary diseases in trade and across international borders in Zambia and Tanzania

    Author : Sara Lysholm; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Transboundary diseases in small ruminants constitute a threat to health, livelihoods and society in Zambia and Tanzania. Animal trade and movement, both of which tend to increase close to international borders, are known drivers of disease spread. This thesis was guided by three overarching aims. READ MORE

  7. 10. Pathogenesis of the recently identified human herpesviruses 6 and 8

    Author : Malin Enbom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Two diseases that for many years have been suspected to be of viral origin are multiple sclerosis (MS) and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). By the use of a new technique called representational difference analysis both these diseases have recently been associated with new lymphotropic herpesviruses, i.e. human herpesviruses (HHV) 6 and 8. READ MORE