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Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word tonsillitis.

2. 11. 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

4. 12. 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

5. 13. Superantigens in group A streptococcus : gene diversity and humoral immune response

   Author : Linda Maripuu; Mari Norgren; Susan Hollingshead; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Group A streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes; superantigen SAg ; SAg-gene profile; M-protein; emm-genotype; biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap; biomedical laboratory science;

   Abstract : Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a strictly human pathogen that causes infections ranging from asymptomatic carriage to the highly lethal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). GAS are classified according to the sequence of the variable 5’ end of the emm-gene that encodes the surface associated M-protein. READ MORE

6. 14. Quality, costs and the role of primary health care

   Author : Sven Engström; Lars Borgquist; Ingvar Krakau; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Drug utilization review methods; Hospitalization statistics and numerical data; Outpatient clinics; hospital utilization; Primary health care; Quality of health care; Respiratory tract infections; drug therapy; Family practice; Cost-benefit analysis; Efficiency; Organizational; Health care costs; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of primary care in health care systems in terms of health, health care utilisation and costs, and to study the feasibility of retrieval of data from computerised medical records to monitor medical quality.The thesis includes five studies, a systematic literature review, a register study of utilisation of hospital and primary care, a study based on data from computerised medical records of individual patients cost for primary care, and two studies of management of respiratory infections in primary care based on data from computerised medical records of twelve health centres. READ MORE

7. 15. Clinical, immunological and olfactory aspects of sinusitis and nasal polyposis : with special reference to patients with cystic fibrosis

   Author : Gert Henriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Nasal polyposis; sinusitis; cystic fibrosis; allergy; bacteria; in-patient; interleukin-8; muramidase; nasal lavage fluid; polymerase chain reaction; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; smell; olfaction; anosmia; hyposmia; olfactory threshold test; identification smell test; germ-free animal; T-cell receptor; normal microbiota.;

   Abstract : The otorhinolaryngological approach to the problem concerning rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis in the recessive genetic disorder of cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed based on data from international studies. Opinions differ on how to treat the otolaryngological manifestations of CF (sinusitis, nasal polyps and hyposmia). READ MORE