Sökning: "Respiratory infections"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 252 avhandlingar innehållade orden Respiratory infections.
1. On the epidemiology, clinical presentation and transmission of respiratory viral infections
Sammanfattning : Respiratory viral infections encompass a large heterogenous group of pathogens that constitute a major burden of disease globally. The various routes of transmission including airborne spread make them difficult to control. LÄS MER
2. Acute respiratory infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo - nasopharyngeal pathogens, antibiotic resistance and vaccination
Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13 was introduced in the in the South-Kivu region in 2013. LÄS MER
3. On the Diagnosis and Management of Viral Respiratory Infections
Sammanfattning : Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs), are the most common infections in man, and represent a major global health burden. Viruses, most often causing a mild and self-limiting disease, yet with substantial morbidity and high costs for society, mainly cause upper respiratory tract infections. LÄS MER
4. Child health and acute respiratory infections in Ethiopia : epidemiology for prevention and control
Sammanfattning : This thesis is based on studies in Butajira district in the south central part of Ethiopia and one study in the Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa. The Butajira project has a continuous demographic surveillance system, established in 1987 in a sample of 10 communities with a total baseline population of about 30,000. LÄS MER
5. Respiratory tract infections in children with congenital heart disease
Sammanfattning : Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection is common among young children. Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is a risk factor of severe illness and hospitalization. LÄS MER