Essays about: "Antimicrobial Resistance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 97 essays containing the words Antimicrobial Resistance.

  1. 11. Novel ways of treating bacterial skin infections: the antimicrobial peptides REI-26 and CD4-PP

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Magdalena de Arriba Sánchez de la Campa; [2022]
    Keywords : Antimicrobial peptides; skin infections; wound healing;

    Abstract : Severe skin and soft-tissue infections can lead to septic shock and organ failure. Antibiotic treatment is turning ineffective due to the rise of antimicrobial resistance. This calls for the need for novel antimicrobial therapies such as antimicrobial peptides. READ MORE

  3. 12. Antibiotic use and resistance in the food and agricultural sectors in Bangladesh : present risk factors and possible improvements

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnea Eberson; [2022]
    Keywords : AMR; Bangladesh; AMU; multidrug resistant MDR ; low-and middle-income countries;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats against public health in the world. Antimicrobial substances are used within all different sectors and contribute to development of AMR. READ MORE

  4. 13. Retail Pharmacy Market in Kigali - A game theoretical application on antimicrobial resistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes My Durbeej-Hjalt; [2022]
    Keywords : antimicrobial resistance; over-the-counter antibiotics; retail pharmacy market; Rwanda; game theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance is an acute global health problem. Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable, where antibiotic self-medication is one of the main causes of antimicrobial resistance. Previous research points to the role of pharmacies, where antibiotics are sometimes sold over the counter. READ MORE

  5. 14. Pharmaceuticals and other chemicals of emerging concern in leachate from a landfill and sludge storage facility

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Victoria Runnäs; [2022]
    Keywords : Chemicals of emerging concern CECs ; pharmaceuticals; leachate; landfill; sludge; wastewater treatment plant WWTP ; Potentiellt hälso- eller miljöfarliga kemikalier; läkemedel; lakvatten; deponi; slam; avloppsreningsverk;

    Abstract : The occurrence of 86 chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) (including pharmaceuticals, parabens, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, pesticides, stimulants, an isoflavone and an industrial chemical) was investigated in this study at Hovgården, a waste facility in Uppsala (Sweden). The selected CECs were analysed using solid phase extraction, sludge extraction and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. READ MORE

  6. 15. Screening for carbapenemase-associated biomarkers in Klebsiella oxytoca using matrixassisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrom

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Hannah Uppström; [2022]
    Keywords : MALDI-TOF MS; carbapenems; Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase; carbapenem resistance; AST biomarkers;

    Abstract : Antibiotic resistant bacteria are threatening human health, and the resistance is progressingfaster than the development of new antimicrobial compounds. Antibiotic resistant infections cost enormous sums of money and resources, but most importantly human lives. READ MORE