Sökning: "respiratory tract"
Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 232 avhandlingar innehållade orden respiratory tract.
21. Survival strategies of the human respiratory tract pathogen Haemophilus influenzae
Sammanfattning : Haemophilus influenzae is an important respiratory tract pathogen responsible for a variety of infections in humans. Encapsulated H. influenzae belongs to one of six serotypes (a-f), of which type b is the most virulent one causing serious and sometimes life-threatening diseases (e.g. LÄS MER
22. Urinary tract infection and renal scarring
Sammanfattning : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection. Although most patients with UTI have a good prognosis, there is a risk of serious complications in a group of them. LÄS MER
23. Respiratory tract infections in primary care - aspects of diagnosis and treatment
Sammanfattning : Background Primary health care is accountable for most of the antibiotic prescriptions in humans. In Sweden, most of these antibiotics are used for respiratory tract infections, and pharyngotonsillitis (acute sore throat) is the single respiratory tract infection that leads to most antibiotic prescriptions. LÄS MER
24. Respiratory Tract Infections: Aspects of Aetiology, Virulence, and Communicable Disease Control
Sammanfattning : The paediatric nasopharyngeal flora is regarded as the largest reservoir for Streptococcus pneumoniae, and the carrier state is always antecedent to infection and a prerequisite for dispersion of these bacteria. Pneumococci are the predominant aetiology of bacterial respiratory tract infections and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, in the most severe cases due to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; mainly sepsis and meningitis). LÄS MER
25. Viral respiratory infections : diagnosis and epidemiology
Sammanfattning : Background: Respiratory viral infections are common causes of human morbidity and mortality in children as well as in adults. Adenovirus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have been recognized for many years. LÄS MER