Sökning: "Invasive Pneumococcal Disease"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.

  1. 16. Streptococcus pneumoniae : epidemiological, clinical and serological studies

    Författare :Lars Å. Burman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Streptococcus pneumoniae; incidence; predisposing factors; prognosis; serotyping; etiology of pneumonia; diagnostic methods; COA; CIE; pneumococcal serology;

    Sammanfattning : A retrospective study of invasive pneumococcal disease in patients from Greater Göteborg in 1964- 1980 identified 125 cases of meningitis, 305 of pneumonia, 61 of septicemia with unknown focus, and 17 with other manifestations, all verified by cultures from normally sterile body fluids. The incidence was several times higher in infants and in the elderly than in any other age-group. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Pneumococcal pili and other cell surface properties affect the infection biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Författare :Johannes Ries; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The pneumococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a major respiratory tract disease causing pathogen with an estimated mortality of 1-2 million per year worldwide. It is the most common bacterial cause of sinusitis, otitis media and community acquired pneumonia and also a major cause of invasive diseases such as septicaemia and meningitis. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Acute Mastoiditis in Children – A National Study in Sweden

    Författare :Frida Enoksson; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; surgical treatment; guidelines; paediatric; acute mastoiditis;

    Sammanfattning : One of the greatest threats to society today is the development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. It is commonly accepted that this is mainly due to the use of antibiotics. Acute otitis media (AOM) is responsible for the highest number of antibiotic prescriptions to children although it is in most cases a self-limiting disease. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Mechanisms for pneumococcal meningitis and a new vaccine platform to raise a serotype-independent protection in the host

    Författare :Sigrun Thorsdottir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a highly relevant pathogenic bacterium, responsible for a large fraction of deaths and disease morbidity in the world. The pneumococcus remains the leading cause of life-threatening pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis beyond neonatal age, despite global implementation of vaccination programs. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Characterization of virulence in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Författare :Erik Martin Norman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The immune system together with competing pneumococcal strains and other bacterial species, impose a selective pressure on the pneumococcus that leads to the expansion of certain lineages and the remission of others. Our results show that the invasive disease potential varies between serotypes, and also between sequence types (STs) determined by Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST). LÄS MER