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Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 35 avhandlingar innehållade orden infection reactivation.

  1. 31. Studies of specific immunity against viral infections in patients after stem cell transplantation

    Författare :Gayane Avetisyan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Stem cell transplantation; cytomegalovirus; influenza; cellular and humoral immunity; immunological monitoring; anti-viral treatment; vaccination;

    Sammanfattning : Recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) experience a prolonged period of immune deficiency, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality from the infections. Viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and influenza virus are frequent causes of infectious complications following allo-HSCT. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Epstein-Barr virus latency in transplant patients and healthy carriers

    Författare :Jie-Zhi Zou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, I studied the latency situation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in bone marrow transplanted (BMT) patients and healthy virus carriers. Paper 1: Epstein-Barr virus genomes are found predominantly in lgA-positive B cells in the blood of healthy carriers. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Natural killer cells, multiple myeloma, and daratumumab : a love-hate relationship

    Författare :Michael Chrobok; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Multiple myeloma is a treatable, but not yet curable, malignant plasma cell disease. Over the last decades, the overall survival time of multiple myeloma patients has constantly increased thanks to improvements in conventional treatment methods like chemotherapy as well as autologous stem cell transplantation both in combination with novel drugs such as proteasome inhibitors or immunomodulatory drugs. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Platelets and the inflammatory response in coronary heart disease

    Författare :Petter Järemo; Frank Brosstad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates a new invented computerised apparatus suitable for determining platelet density distribution and peak platelet density in undisturbed linear Percoll™ gradients. The device measures light transmission through test tubes containing density-separated platelets. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Cost effectiveness of latent tuberculosis screening among asylum seekers in Stockholm

    Författare :Jad Shedrawy; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: The burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Sweden is concentrated among migrants from high TB incidence countries. The incident cases in Sweden arise mainly through reactivation of a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the home country or during transit. LÄS MER