Essays about: "MRSA"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the word MRSA.

  1. 1. Occurrence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs in smallholder farms in Lira, Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lisa Dahlin; [2020]
    Keywords : antibiotic resistance; Uganda; Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; pigs; swine;

    Abstract : According to the United Nations (World Health Organization in particular) and the European Union, antibiotic resistance has become an enormous public health issue. Both veterinary and human medicine, and thus animal and human welfare, are at stake. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well-known variant of the common bacterium S. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Investigation of Cefadroxil and Meropenem’s Supply Chain and Estimationof the Health Economic Consequences in Sweden due to Shortage

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - Ångström

    Author : Christine Attemalm; Jonathan Efverström; Dania Elkhalifa; Viktor Hansen; Yasmine Sundelin Tjärnström; [2020]
    Keywords : cefadroxil; meropenem; supply chain; backorders; Swedish healthcare;

    Abstract : Sweden has been increasingly affected by drug shortage and the public healthcare system has identified a large amount of antibiotics risking shortage. Drug shortage of antibiotics is a worldwide problem with complex causes and consequences affecting many countries healthcare systems. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of the Oxford Nanopore Minion for the identification and differentiation of MRSA and non-MRSA isolates

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Kristoffer Nilsson Grimstad; [2020]
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    Abstract : Staphylococcus aureus are bacterial pathogens causing infectious diseases. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA, carry the mecA or mecC genes generating resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. MRSA is problematic to treat and crucial to rapidly detect while current diagnostic workflows are time-consuming. READ MORE

  5. 4. Registered nurses' experience of caring for patients suffering from MRSA in the Philippines : A qualitative empirical thesis

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd; Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Malin Eklund; Elin Wannberg; [2019]
    Keywords : MRSA; health education; nursing role; nursing; antibiotic resistance; life-world; caring relationship;

    Abstract : Background: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) has developed to be a global problem and inflicts a challenge for health care. Increased traveling leads to heightened transmission worldwide where the Philippines is one of the top five countries that contributes to the spread back home to Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Antibiotikaresistens hos häst

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lina Laakko; [2019]
    Keywords : antibiotikaresistens; häst; ESBL; MRSA; BHS; prevalens; riskfaktorer;

    Abstract : Antibiotikaresistens är ett hot mot världshälsan. På häst används endast ett fåtal olika antibiotikum och därav är resistensen viktig att förebygga. READ MORE