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  1. 6. PCR detection and prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium

    Författare :Andreas Edberg; Hans Fredlund; Ann Erlandsson; Anders Bäckman; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; PCR. Real-time PCR. Mycoplasma genitalium. Endocervical. Urogenital.; Medical microbiology; Medicinsk mikrobiologi; Clinical bacteriology; Klinisk bakteriologi; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Chlamydia and gonorrhea are major causes of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescents worldwide. The infections are caused by Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteria with clinical manifestations such as urethritis, prostatitis and epididymitis among men, and urethritis, cervicitis and upper genital tract infection (i.e. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Host epithelium integrity in the female reproductive tract during Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection

    Författare :Linda Weyler; Helena Aro; Lene Rasmussen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Female reproductive tract; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; VK2 E6E7 cells; DNA damage; cell cycle; mitosis; restriction endonucleases; infection models; molekylär biovetenskap; Molecular Bioscience;

    Sammanfattning : Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are asymptomatic in approximately fifty percent of the affected women. Left untreated, this can develop into a long-term inflammatory state with detrimental secondary complications such as ectopic pregnancy and sterility. Furthermore, studies have shown that N. LÄS MER

  4. 8. The importance of Escherichia coli fimbriae in urinary tract infection

    Författare :Mats Söderhäll; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major bacterial infectious disease among women. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is the most dominant causative agent. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium by genetic and serological methods

    Författare :Margaretha Jurstrand; Hans Fredlund; Erik Kihlström; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Chlamydia trachomatis; genotyping; contact tracing; sexually transmitted diseases; Mycoplasma genitalium; PCR; serology; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Chlamydia trachomatis infections are associated with a spectrum of clinical diseases including urethritis, prostatitis and epididymitis among men and cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), with an increased risk of infertility and ectopic pregnancy (EP), among women. In the search for other pathogens causing urethritis, Mycoplasma genitalium was isolated from urethral specimens from two men with acute urethritis (1980). LÄS MER

  7. 10. Genital mutilation of girls in Sudan : community- and hospital-based studies on female genital cutting and its sequelae

    Författare :Lars Almroth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: In spite of many decades of campaigns, female genital mutilation (FGM) is still highly prevalent in Sudan. One reason for this might be that campaigns have failed to approach fundamental values of FGM. LÄS MER