Sökning: "bacterial mortality"

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  1. 1. Liver cirrhosis-epidemiological and Clinical Aspects

    Författare :Steingerður Anna Gunnarsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Liver cirrhosis; etiology; alcoholic liver disease; mortality; portal hypertension; esophageal varices; variceal bleeding; hepatitis C; hepatocellular cancer; malignancies; small intestinal motility; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth;

    Sammanfattning : Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of many different chronic liver diseases. Limited data exists on the epidemiology, natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices and malignancies in the Nordic countries after the discovery of hepatitis C (HCV). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Functionalised surfaces for bacterial discrimination

    Författare :Mohsen Golabi; Anthony Turner; Edwin Jager; Richard Luxton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biosensorer; Bakterier; Mönsterigenkänning;

    Sammanfattning : Bacterial detection and identification is a critical step in many arenas, including food and water safety, clinical diagnostics, bioprocess control and biosecurity. Social hygiene has a direct correlation with the strict control of microorganisms in these fields. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Interactions between nutrition, obesity and the immune system

    Författare :Louise Strandberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :obesity; nutrition; infection; polymorphisms; interleukin; fatty acids; fat mass; neutrophils; innate immunity; mortality;

    Sammanfattning : There are several links between body fat and the immune system. For example, mice lacking activity of the pro-inflammatory interleukin-(IL)-1 and IL-6 develop obesity. Conversely, obesity is associated with adipose tissue inflammation and increased risk of infection. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Child health and acute respiratory infections in Ethiopia : epidemiology for prevention and control

    Författare :Lulu Muhe; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; acute respiratory infections; morbidity; mortality; infants; under-five children; determinants; intervention;

    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

  7. 5. Blood Culture Negative Endocarditis

    Författare :Maria Werner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Infective endocarditis IE ; Blood culture negative endocarditis CNE ; Blood culture; Diagnosis; Mortality; Bartonella; Coxiella burnetii; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Prevalence; Aminoglycoside;

    Sammanfattning : The lethal disease infective endocarditis (IE) is caused by microorganisms that attack heart valves. Early diagnosis and identification of the causative agents are important for the choice of treatment. Optimal treatment may be difficult to achieve if blood culture negative endocarditis (CNE) is present. LÄS MER