Search for dissertations about: "toxoplasma antibodies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words toxoplasma antibodies.
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1. Diagnosis of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women, neonates and immunocompromised patients
Abstract : Infection with Toxoplasma gondii poses unique diagnostic problems like long-term persistence of specific IgM-antibodies, which makes it difficult to use the presence of Toxoplasma-specific IgM-antibodies alone as a sign of acute infection. The importance of determining the time of infection in pregnant women is also a unique diagnostic challenge in Toxoplasma diagnostics. READ MORE
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2. Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars and domestic pigs in Sweden : implications for food safety
Abstract : Ingestion of undercooked meat is a major risk factor for human toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by the zoonotic protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Infected pork, mutton and game meat are considered important infection sources in Europe. This thesis aims to describe the epidemiology of T. READ MORE
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3. Multiple Sclerosis: Studies of the Interferon system and search for infectious agents
Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, characterized by focal inflammatory lesions with demyelination and axonal loss. It is believed that MS is an immune-mediated disorder with both genetic and environmental contributions to the pathogenesis. READ MORE
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4. Diagnostic evaluation of fetal death with special reference to intrauterine infections
Abstract : The incidence of intrauterine fetal death (>=28 gestational weeks) is approximately 4/1000 births in Sweden. In order to arrive at a potential cause of death, a number of investigations have been recommended in the diagnostic evaluation of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). READ MORE
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5. Infection early in life and risk of non-affective psychosis
Abstract : In light of the increasing, but insufficient, evidence that various infections and immunological processes during brain development are associated with psychotic disorder, the aim of this thesis was to investigate infection during foetal life and childhood on the risk of developing non-affective psychosis later in life. We conducted two population-based birth cohort studies using linkages to several nationwide registers as well as two studies on a subset of cases and controls in which biological samples were examined. READ MORE