Search for dissertations about: "thesis on acute gastroenteritis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on acute gastroenteritis.

2. 6. Precipitation, Raw Water Quality, Drinking Water Treatment and Gastrointestinal Illness

   Author : Andreas Tornevi; Bertil Forsberg; Gordon Langston Nichols; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : Background On numerous occasions, outbreaks of acute gastrointestinal illnesses (AGI) have been linked to municipal drinking water in the industrialised world. Many of the reported outbreaks were observed after heavy rainfall events, which suggests that such events could result in a deterioration in the quality of drinking water. READ MORE

4. 7. Regulatory networks of c-di-GMP signalling involved in biofilm formation, motility and host pathogen interactions in Salmonella typhimurium

   Author : Irfan Ahmad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Adaptation to altered environmental conditions is one of the fundamental bacterial characteristics. The ubiquitous second messenger c-di-GMP plays a key role to adopt bacterial behaviour. Transition from motility to sessility and from acute infection to chronic infection is regulated by c-di-GMP signalling in many bacteria. READ MORE

5. 8. Risk Factors for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children

   Author : Johan H Wersäll; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Type 1 diabetes; Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; Multiple daily injections; Cerebral edema; Socioeconomic status; Low economic standard; Level of education;

   Abstract : Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening acute complication of diabetes. It is preventable if timely administration of sufficient amounts of insulin is initiated. A large proportion of children are affected by DKA annually, especially at onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). READ MORE

6. 9. Viral respiratory tract infections in children

   Author : Johan Hamrin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The most common infection in humans is viral respiratory tract infections which predominantly present as the ‘common cold’. In some circumstances however, respiratory viruses cause acute lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and due to the high absolute number of infection the contribution of these cases to total morbidity and mortality are substantial. READ MORE

7. 10. Immune responses related to protection against rotavirus after natural infection and vaccination

   Author : Kari Johansen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Rotavirus is the most important cause of severe gastroenteritis in children under five years of age and is estimated to be responsible for one-third of all diarrhea-associated hospitalizations and 600,000 deaths/ year worldwide. 1500-1700 rotavirus-associated hospitalizations of children are estimated to occur annually in Sweden (3. READ MORE