Sökning: "host genetic and detection methods"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden host genetic and detection methods.

  1. 6. Norovirus Epidemiology : Prevalence, transmission, and determinants of disease susceptibility

    Författare :Johan Nordgren; Per-Eric Lindgren; Lennart Svensson; Andreas Matussek; Annalarua Carducci; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Norovirus (NoV) is today recognized as the most important agent of acute human gastroenteritis, causing a high number of diarrheal episodes in both adults and children. Outbreaks in hospitals, nursing homes, day-care centers, and from consumption of contaminated food and drinking water are common. Wastewater can be a source of NoV dissemination, e. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Extremely drug resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae : novel approaches against their spread and related infections

    Författare :Angela Camporeale; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is a well-established hindrance and the spread of pathogenic high-risk clones harboring extended-spectrum -lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases is posing a global health challenge, due to very less treatment alternatives. Particular lineages from the major representative species E. coli and K. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Low virulent respiratory viruses in standardbred trotters : relationship to health and athletic performance

    Författare :Helena Back; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Respiratory viral infections are known to affect equine health worldwide and are commonly associated with clinical signs such as fever, cough, and nasal discharge. While clinical respiratory signs will prevent horses from training and racing, it is also known that horses can be infected by viruses and yet not exhibit any clinical signs (i.e. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Malaria in infants : asymptomatic and symptomatic infections the first year of life

    Författare :Akua Kyerewaa Botwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Malaria causes the majority of deaths in children below five years of age, but asymptomatic infections are more frequent. An understanding of the interplay of human and parasite factors which predispose to symptomatic malaria has guided clinical and preventive practices including intermittent preventive treatment and bed net usage, to reduce the global malaria burden. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Human herpesvirus 6 infection after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

    Författare :Fu-Zhang Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a lymphotropic virus mainly infecting T lymphocytes but also other types of cells. Seroepidemiological studies have shown that more than 90% of individuals older than 2 years are seropositive for HHV-6. LÄS MER