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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden urogenital tract.
11. PCR detection and prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium
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
12. On the role of nitric oxide in bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma
Sammanfattning : The role of nitric oxide (NO) in tumour biology is unclear. There are conflicting reports in the literature whether NO will promote or inhibit tumour growth. The aim of the present thesis was to investigate the role of NO in bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma. LÄS MER
13. A three dimensional scaffold for single staged tissue engineering
Sammanfattning : Study I. Aims: Evaluate a collagen-PCL scaffold with minced bladder mucosa in vitro. M&M: Minced tissue was cultured on top of the scaffold. Scaffold properties were evaluated. LÄS MER
14. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Lactobacillus from initial adherence to effects on human cells
Sammanfattning : The causative agent of gonorrhoea Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) colonises the urogenital tract epithelia. The vaginal tract microbiota of healthy females is dominated by Lactobacillus species. In paper I, the ability of lactobacilli to protect cervical cells against gonococcal adherence was investigated. LÄS MER
15. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium by genetic and serological methods
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