Sökning: "respiratory viruses"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 64 avhandlingar innehållade orden respiratory viruses.
1. On the epidemiology, clinical presentation and transmission of respiratory viral infections
Sammanfattning : Respiratory viral infections encompass a large heterogenous group of pathogens that constitute a major burden of disease globally. The various routes of transmission including airborne spread make them difficult to control. LÄS MER
2. On the Diagnosis and Management of Viral Respiratory Infections
Sammanfattning : Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs), are the most common infections in man, and represent a major global health burden. Viruses, most often causing a mild and self-limiting disease, yet with substantial morbidity and high costs for society, mainly cause upper respiratory tract infections. LÄS MER
3. Acute respiratory infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo - nasopharyngeal pathogens, antibiotic resistance and vaccination
Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13 was introduced in the in the South-Kivu region in 2013. LÄS MER
4. Antibiotic use and respiratory pathogens with focus on Streptococcus pneumoniae in Tanzanian children
Sammanfattning : This thesis describes the epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) and other respiratory pathogens after introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and further portrays antibiotic use in Tanzanian children. Pneumococci are a leading cause of pneumonia in children. LÄS MER
5. Aspects of infection and leukemia in Rwanda
Sammanfattning : A first part of this thesis addressed the potential impact of variants of genes encoding interferon-λ4, which is a cytokine that participates in protection against pathogens at epithelial surfaces, for the resolution of upper respiratory tract infections in Rwandan children. In a study of 480 subjects (≤5 years old), where follow-up samples were available from 161 subjects, it was observed that IFNL4 genotypes were associated with clearance of RNA viruses from upper airways. LÄS MER