Search for dissertations about: "serotype"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 swedish dissertations containing the word serotype.

  2. 1. Development of novel vaccine strains of Vibrio cholerae and studies on the role of serotype in epidemic spread of cholera

    Author : Stefan Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cholera; Vibrio cholerae; Serotype; Ogawa; Inaba; Hikojima; Vaccine; Immunogenicity; serotype switching; wbeT;

    Abstract : Cholera, caused by bacterium Vibrio cholerae O1, is a severe diarrheal disease with an estimated 3-5 million cases and more than 140 000 deaths every year particularly affecting children under 5 years of age. It can be found all over the world and often causes cholera in places where access to clean water or proper sanitary facilities are limited or compromised. READ MORE

  4. 2. Invasive Pneumococcal Infections

    Author : Erik Backhaus; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Streptococcus pneumoniae; epidemiology; risk factors; pneumonia; meningitis; serotype; clonal complex;

    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of disease, ranging from uncomplicated respiratory infections to severe invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including bacteraemic pneumonia, septicaemia with unknown focus and meningitis. Case fatality rate (CFR) remains high and antibiotic resistance is increasing globally. S. READ MORE

  5. 3. Group B streptococci and other neonatal infections

    Author : Elisabet Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Neonatal infections; sepsis; incidence; ; Group B streptococcus; ; serotype; ; epidemiology; ; genotype; ; surface protein; ; antibiotic susceptibility;

    Abstract : The main objectives of this thesis were to estimate the incidence and etiology of invasive infections in neonates and to characterize invasive strains of group B streptococci from a defined geographic area. All infants aged 0-120 days with a bacterial or fungal isolate from blood or CSF in the defined area were identified. READ MORE

  6. 4. Encapsulated bacteria. Clinical, epidemiological and serological studies

    Author : Stefan Berg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Haemophilus influenzae; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus agalactiae; GBS; meningitis; epidemiology; antibodies; sequelae; serotype;

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  7. 5. Host-parasite interaction in men with febrile urinary tract infection

    Author : Peter Ulleryd; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; urinary tract infection; fever; male; Escherichia coli; serotype; virulence; PSA; prostate; prostatitis; TRUS; urography; cystoscopy; treatment; ciprofloxacin;

    Abstract : In a retrospective study, Escherichia coli isolates from 88 men with symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) were analysed. A wide array of O:K:H serotypes commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis in women were identified. READ MORE