Search for dissertations about: "thesis on gastroenteritis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on gastroenteritis.

  2. 16. Immunity to Rotavirus infection across ages

    Author : Konjit Getachew Muleta; Virusrekognition; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rotavirus; B cells; T cells; Dendritic cells; Mesenteric Lymph Node; CD8 T cells; Maternal protection; IgA; Neonates; Small Inestinal lamina propria; IFNAR signaling;

    Abstract : Rotavirus (RV) is a double-stranded RNA virus that mainly affects young children under the age of five years. It is one of the leading causes of dehydrating gastroenteritis. Every year, about 200,000 child deaths occur due to RVinfection. Vaccines exist and are in use worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 17. Adaptation of Salmonella enterica to antibiotics and innate immunity effectors

    Author : Kim Vestö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Salmonella enterica is a bacterial pathogen causing major morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The bacteria can cause a wide range of disease, ranging from the severe systemic disease typhoid fever to localized gastroenteritis. Characteristics of typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. READ MORE

  5. 18. Epidemiology and population structure of Campylobacter jejuni and related organisms in wild birds

    Author : Jonas Waldenström; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; epidemiology; Campylobacter lari; population structure; Helicobacter canadensis; Ecology; Parasitology human and animal ; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; Parasitologi människa och djur ; migration; Ekologi; wild birds; Sweden; Campylobacter jejuni;

    Abstract : Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causes to bacterial gastroenteritis in the industrialised world. Also other species of the Campylobacter genus give rise to human infections. C. jejuni occurs in many different animal hosts and can be isolated from water sources. READ MORE

  6. 19. Importance of wild birds in the spread of Salmonella

    Author : Helena Palmgren; Björn Olsen; Bo Svenungsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Salmonella; wild birds; Black-headed gull; Peregrine falcon; Antarctica; penguins; seals; PFGE; IS200; salmonella carriage;

    Abstract : Salmonella is one of the most important enteropathogenic bacteria. It is responsible for about 5000 reported cases of human gastroenteritis each year in Sweden. Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease, and the bacterium has the ability to infect a variety of both domestic and wild animal species. READ MORE

  7. 20. 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