Sökning: "exotoxins"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade ordet exotoxins.
1. Exotoxins of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal attachment loss in adolescents
Sammanfattning : Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral bacterium that is mainly associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis, which most often starts at an early age. Amongst the virulence factors of A. LÄS MER
2. Invasive group A streptococcal infection : host and pathogen interactions
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
3. Survival of infectious agents and detection of their resistance and virulence factors
Sammanfattning : In the first study, three different transport systems for bacteria were evaluated. The CLSI M40-A guideline was used to monitor the maintenance of both mono- and polymicrobial samples during a simulated transportation at room temperature that lasted 0-48 h. LÄS MER
4. Process Analytical Tools for the Monitoring and Characterization of Bacterial Toxins
Sammanfattning : In the era of proteomics, glycomics and ultimately metabolomics, with constantly increasing knowledge regarding the human biosystem, the number of specialized therapeutic agents which will be developed against different diseases is predicted to be on the upswing. An increasing portion of these new drugs will, according to recent predictions (Labrou, 2003), be of proteinaceous origin produced according to biotechnological standards. LÄS MER
5. Host-pathogen interactions in invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections
Sammanfattning : Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile human pathogen causing a wide range of diseases from uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening invasive diseases like endocarditis, bacteremia, necrotizing pneumonia, and fasciitis. The pathogen has become increasingly resistant to -lactam antibiotics, and of special concern is the rise in community- acquired (CA)-MRSA strains, as specific CA-MRSA clones have been associated with highly aggressive infections. LÄS MER