Search for dissertations about: "thesis on bacteremia"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on bacteremia.

  2. 16. The dynamics of intra- and inter-organ communication during an acute kidney infection

    Author : Svava Steiner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the roles of neuro-immune communication and infection-mediated coagulation during bacterial kidney infections. We demonstrate dynamic intra- and inter-organ host responses, where the outcome of an infection depends on both bacterial and host factors. READ MORE

  4. 17. Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using immunoglobulin Y : A porcine experimental model of ventilator-associated pneumonia and septic shock caused by P. aeruginosa

    Author : Alexander Otterbeck; Miklós Lipcsey; Michael Haney; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases;

    Abstract : Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients treated in the intensive care unit. The spread of pathogens with anti-microbial resistance mandates the investigation of novel therapeutic strategies. We hypothesized that specific polyclonal anti-P. READ MORE

  5. 18. Short and long term effects of bacterial gastrointestinal infection

    Author : Anders Ternhag; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Gastroenteritis; acute infectious diarrhea; Salmonella; Campylobacter; mortality; complications; morbidity; late effects; epidemiology; hospitalization; cohort study;

    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to increase our understanding of the mortality and complications associated with bacterial gastrointestinal infections, with focus on Salmonella and Campylobacter enteritis. The effect of antibiotics vs. placebo on duration of diarrhea in Campylobacter enteritis was also examined. READ MORE

  6. 19. Interactions between Streptococcus pyogenes and the Human Immune System

    Author : Maria Weineisen; Lunds universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; serology; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi; virologi; mykologi; Immunology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virology; Biomedicinska vetenskaper; Neutrophils; Streptococcus pyogenes; Biomedical sciences; Phagocytosis; bacteriology; Microbiology; Integrins;

    Abstract : Streptococcus pyogenes is a common human pathogen causing mild infections such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis, but is also the cause of life-threatening conditions. To be able to infect the human host, S. pyogenes express different virulence factors. The surface-expressed M protein is a major virulence factor of S. READ MORE

  7. 20. Invasive group A streptococcal infection : host and pathogen interactions

    Author : Björn K G Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Group A streptococci; invasive infections; erysipelas; Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome STSS ; epidemiology; M1 serotype streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins Spe ; SpeA; toxin neutralization; opsonization;

    Abstract : Invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections were studied in 229 patients with a clinical diagnosis of erysipelas and 151 patients with GAS bacteremia, respectively. Beta-hemolytic streptococci were identified in about a third of the erysipelas patients, mostly group A, whereas group G streptococci were identified in about half as many episodes. READ MORE