Search for dissertations about: "teichoic acid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words teichoic acid.

  2. 1. Staphylococcal induced inflammatory response in human monocytes: Analysis of factors involved

    Author : Eva Mattsson; Infektionsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Microbiology; interleukin-6; interleukin-beta; TNF-alfa; teichoic acid; Staphylococcus epidermidis; peptidoglycan; bacteriology; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi;

    Abstract : Purified bacterial cell wall components peptidoglycan and teichoic acid were isolated from staphylococcal species S. aureus and/or S. epidermidis and tested for their ability to induce cytokine release from plastic-adherent human monocytes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Targeting cell envelope synthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae and microfluidic diagnostic tool development

    Author : Elisabeth Reithuber; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Evolving antibiotic resistance warrants the development of new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches as part of the strategies to secure future antibacterial therapies and preserve the compounds currently available. Work constituting the thesis characterized small molecules yielded from a screen for autolysis inducing compounds on Streptococcus pneumoniae. READ MORE

  5. 3. Synthesis of phosphate-containing oligosaccharides corresponding to capsular antigen structures from Haemophilus influenzae

    Author : Jonas Hansson; J.S Brimacombe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Organic Chemistry; organisk kemi;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the synthesis of spacer-equipped di- and trimeric oligosaccharide structures corresponding to fragments of the capsular polysaccharides of Haemophilus influenzae types c and f. Both of these polysaccharides are of the teichoic acid type, built up by disaccharide repeating units linked via interglycosidic phosphodiester bonds. READ MORE

  6. 4. Serum antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus antigens in healthy individuals and patients with invasive infections

    Author : Patricia Colque-Navarro; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The present work aims to study the antibody responses against Staphylococcus aureus in health and in deep infections and is composed of six papers. We developed a sandwich enzyme immuno assay (EIA) with a detection limit for alpha-toxin at nanograms levels. READ MORE

  7. 5. Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections

    Author : Gunnar Jacobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Staphylococcus aureus; epidemiology; risk factors; clinical presentation; mortality; recurrence; sequelae; agr; serology; colonization;

    Abstract : Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of septicaemia-related death. The aims of this thesis were to describe the epidemiology of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections (ISA), the clinical course, and serological response in ISA in a prospective, population-based study. READ MORE