Sökning: "outbreak detection"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 38 avhandlingar innehållade orden outbreak detection.

  1. 11. Serious mental illness : early detection and intervention by the primary health service

    Författare :Gunvor Strömberg; Bengt Mattsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :functional impairments; early signs of psychosis; visiting patterns; primary health care; psychiatric services; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background – People with functional impairments have unmet needs and they are not given the support and service they are entitled to. According to international studies, early measures and treatment may slow down the outbreak of mental illness and relieve its course. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Clostridioides difficile infections: Preventive strategies

    Författare :Jon Edman-Wallér; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Clostridioides difficile; Transmission; Antibiotic stewardship; Outbreak surveillance; Mathematical modelling; Infection Prevention and Control;

    Sammanfattning : Clostridioides difficile infections primarily affect elderly, hospitalised patients treated with antibiotics and are among the most common healthcare-related infections. This thesis aimed to improve the understanding of the best prevention strategies for this disease, particularly in a Swedish setting. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Advancing isothermal nucleic acid amplification tests : Towards democratization of diagnostics

    Författare :Felix Neumann; Mats Nilsson; Paul Yager; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; point-of-care; digital quantification; fluorescence detection; rolling circle amplification; padlock probes; microfluidic enrichment; Biochemistry; biokemi;

    Sammanfattning : Modern healthcare is the result of scientific advancement across disciplines and has enabled us to understand the rationale behind many diseases and how to treat or cure them; but still a myriad of unanswered questions remains. Especially infectious diseases play an important role in healthcare as they pose a constant threat for global health and well-being. LÄS MER

  5. 14. PCR and sequencing based methods for detection and typing of pathogenic microorganisms

    Författare :Tara Wahab; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The potential use of bacteria and viruses as biological terror weapons makes certain highly pathogenic microorganisms a worldwide public health threat. In an outbreak investigation involving a possible deliberate spread of a biological warfare agent there is a need for a fast and reliable diagnostic method. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Detection and epidemiologic subtyping of Legionella pneumophilia using DNA-based molecular methods

    Författare :Sverker Bernander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Legionella; AFLP; PFGE; Nested PCR; lag-1; hospital; outbreaks;

    Sammanfattning : Legionella pneumophila causes 2 - 6 % of hospitalised pneumonia cases. Several community- and hospital-acquired outbreaks have been reported over the years. Legionnaires' disease (LD) or legionellosis is also a frequent cause of pneumonia amongst travellers. LÄS MER