Search for dissertations about: "tetanus"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the word tetanus.
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1. Vaccine responses after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies
Abstract : The prevention of infections in patients with hematological malignancies is important given the inherent immune deficiency associated with these diseases and the immunosuppressive effects of treatment. This thesis investigated the efficacy of vaccines against various pathogens among patients with hematological disease receiving chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation, including the longevity of vaccine responses. READ MORE
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2. Saving the child : regional, cultural and social aspects of the infant mortality decline in Iceland, 1770-1920
Abstract : The dissertation deals with the infant mortality decline in Iceland during the 19th and early 20th Century. It shows that despite its low degree of urbanization, pre-transitional Iceland displayed higher infant mortality rates than most other European countries. READ MORE
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3. B-cell immunity in patients with hematological malignancies and after stem cell transplantation : studies with special reference to tetanus and pneumococcal immunity
Abstract : Treatment of malignancies with cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or bone marrow or stem cell transplantation also suppress the immune system which becomes incapable of controlling infections. Therefore infections can remain a serious problem for an extended period in these patients. READ MORE
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4. Immune monitoring in humans after manipulation by B cell depletion and immunization
Abstract : The overall goal of this thesis was to study the influence of immunomodulatory drugs on the human immune system. The approach was bi-directional; ex vivo studies were performed after B cell depletion with rituximab treatment in patients with SLE and RA, and an in vivo assay was established to study effects of drugs on immune responsiveness. READ MORE
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5. Regulatory immune responses in humans naturally primed to Plasmodium falciparum or vaccinated with tetanum toxoid or purified protein derivative
Abstract : It is well established that the balance between functionally distinct regulatory CD4+ T cells plays a major role in the development of immunity and/or pathogenesis to many different infections. In spite of the importance of Th lineage commitment in disease, the critical questions how the balance between Th1 and Th2 cells is regulated is largely unresolved. READ MORE