Search for dissertations about: "staphylococcus epidermidis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words staphylococcus epidermidis.

  2. 11. Studies on colonization and infection with Staphylococcus aureus and other microbes in skin disease

    Author : Mikael Alsterholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; balanoposthitis; microbes; Staphylococcus aureus; Candida; Malassezia; fusidic acid; fusidic acid-resistant S. aureus; impetigo; atopic dermatitis; azoles; clioquinol; halquinol; hydrogen peroxide; skin infection;

    Abstract : The skin is colonized with a wide range of microbes. Some offer vital protection from colonization and infection with pathogenic strains while others have the capacity to cause or exacerbate disease. READ MORE

  4. 12. Regulation of virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

    Author : Karin Tegmark Wisell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has the ability to cause a wide variety of human diseases, ranging from superficial abscesses and wound infections to deep and systemic infections such as osteomyelitis, endocarditis and septicaemia. The ability to cause disease has been attributed to a large number of toxins and digesting enzymes as well as to proteins at the bacterial surface that bind various host molecules. READ MORE

  5. 13. Studies on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and the bacterial interaction with the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37

    Author : Eva Hell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The long-term use of central venous catheters for delivering nutrients and drugs in preterm neonates has been related to nosocomial infections. The majority of late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants (... READ MORE

  6. 14. Staphylococci in cardio-thoracic surgery : Epidemiological and clinical studies

    Author : Ann Tammelin-Brandemark; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Staphylococcus aureus; MRSE; carriage; dispersal; air counts; scrub suit; PFGE; mediastinitis; sternal dehiscence; diagnosis.; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Clinical Bacteriology; klinisk bakteriologi;

    Abstract : Mediastinitis complicating cardio-thoracic surgery causes suffering to the patient and huge costs to the society. It is often caused by methicillin resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) and S. aureus. READ MORE

  7. 15. Staphylococcal cell wall associated proteins : characteristics and host interactions

    Author : Anna Bjertsjö Rennermalm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Staphylococcus; aureus; epidermidis; cell wall; surface; protein; fibronectinbinding protein; fibrinogen binding protein; internalisation; immunisation; endocarditis; opsonisation;

    Abstract : Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are members of the same family and share several features. S. aureus causes many diseases ranging from mild skin infections to deep tissue infections and septic shock. S. READ MORE