Search for dissertations about: "typhoid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word typhoid.

  2. 1. Bacterial genotoxins : an interface between infection and cancer biology

    Author : Laura Levi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Infections contribute to the development of more than 20% of all malignancies in humans. While strong evidence exists for a number of virus-associated cancers, the role of bacterial infections is still poorly appreciated although there are evidences that link chronic bacterial infections to increased risk of certain tumors. READ MORE

  4. 2. 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. 3. Chemical genetics and immunomodulation in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection

    Author : Speranta Banesaru; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Salmonella sp. are versatile bacteria that survive and replicate in a plethora of environmental niches and hosts, including humans. The illnesses caused by various serovars in humans range from mild gastroenteritis to severe systemic disease such as typhoid fever that still cause an important number of casualties especially in developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 4. Contagious (mis)communication : the role of risk communication and misinformation in infectious disease outbreaks

    Author : Maike Winters; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in history happened between 2014-2016 in West Africa. In Sierra Leone, one of the three most affected countries, more than 14,000 people got infected and almost 4,000 died. READ MORE

  7. 5. Effects of bacterial genotoxins on immune modulation, chronic inflammation and cancer development

    Author : Anna Bergonzini; Teresa Frisan; Maria Fällman; Steffen Backert; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : The intestinal microbiome of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and colorectal cancer patients is enriched in genotoxin-producing bacteria, which cause DNA damage in the host cells.Genotoxins have recently been identified as a novel family of effectors produced by pathogenic and commensal bacteria. READ MORE