Sökning: "Sexually transmitted diseases"

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1. 11. Human papillomavirus infections among sexually active young women in Uganda : implications for a vaccination strategy

   Författare :Cecily Banura; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :HPV; women; pregnancy; incidence; prevalence; risk factors; HIV; Uganda;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Information about the genital (human papilloma virus) HPV infection is needed to support the introduction of HPV vaccination in Uganda. Objectives: (i) To estimate the prevalence, incidence, clearance and to evaluate the associated risk factors for the genital HPV infection. LÄS MER

3. 12. Maternal outcome of pregnancy in Mozambique with special reference to abortion-related morbidity and mortality

   Författare :Fernanda Machungo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Abortion; adolescents; sexually transmitted disease; maternal mortality; health economy; Maputo; Mozambique;

   Sammanfattning : In the capital city of one of the least developed countries, and using a hospital-based approach, the general aim was to characterise women who have undergone illegally and legally induced abortions, and to show the magnitude of both maternal mortality and abortion-related severe morbidity in adolescents and non-adolescents, in order to call the attention of decision-makers and health planners to this hazardous reality. Methods: In the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Hospital Central do Maputo, 103 women undergoing induced legal abortion (LA), 103 women with confirmed, recent illegal abortion (IA), and 100 antenatal clinic (AC) attendees were compared, in order to find characteristic features regarding level of education, habitation, household, employment and religious belief. LÄS MER

4. 13. Care and Coercion : medical knowledge, social policy and patients with venereal disease in Sweden 1785-1903

   Författare :Anna Lundberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Medical history; demography; patient-records; diagnostics; therapeutics; social policy; venereal disease; life-course; Sweden; 19th century;

   Sammanfattning : This study investigates the history of venereal diseases in Sweden in the period from 1785 to 1903. Medical and political perceptions of these diseases as well as the patients and their continued lives have been studied. Venereal diseases were considered a significant threat to the growth of the population throughout the period. LÄS MER

5. 14. Mucosal adjuvants and their mode of action in the female genital tract

   Författare :Madelene Lindqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunology; mucosal adjuvants; genital tract; vaccine; HSV-2; mouse; alpha-galactosylceramid; CpG ODN; proteoliposome-derived cochleate; inflammation; bioinformatics;

   Sammanfattning : Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause a socioeconomic burden, morbidity and even mortality in a large part of the human population all over the world today. One of the most common genital ulcerative diseases is caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 with over 536 million people infected world-wide. LÄS MER

7. 15. Receptor Interactions Between Pathogenic Bacteria and Host Cells

   Författare :Lena Lövkvist; Ann-Beth Jonsson; Heiko Herwald; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Microbiology; Type IV pili; Lipooligosaccharide; ScpC protease; CD46; Mikrobiologi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on host and pathogen specific interactions during invasive disease. We have investigated the role and impact of different virulence factors of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis and Streptococcus pyogenes on host epithelial cells and in vivo. N. LÄS MER