Essays about: "Outbreak Detection"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words Outbreak Detection.
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6. Evaluation and performance comparison between two commercial multiplex gastroenteritis diagnostic systems in a routine laboratory setting
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologiAbstract : Abstract Background: Gastroenteritis is a common infection and the leading cause of morbidity worldwide and is mostly caused by viruses. Outbreaks appear in both developed and developing countries and result in large economic costs. Rapid detection is important for appropriate treatment, control and to prevent the spread of infection. READ MORE
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7. Digitally Enabled, Wearable Remote Patient Monitoring of Clinical Trials to Assess Patient Reported Outcomes-A Systematic Review : Shifting Paradigm from Site-Centric to Patient Centric Health Care
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : Summary: Although the digital revolution has transformed many niches of human activity, healthcare sector and pharmaceutical drug development has been relatively slow in embracing emerging technologies to optimize health efficacy, especially in Nordic Countries. The topic is of more importance now owing to the present scenario of the corona virus (COVID-19)outbreak, which has caused unparalleled disruption in the conduct of clinical trials and presented challenges as well as opportunities for clinical trialists and data analysts. READ MORE
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8. NDVI time series analysis for desert locust outbreak detection and quantification analysis of its impact on vegetation productivity of Sahel
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : It has been shown that the semi-arid environment of the Sahelian belt plays an important role in the global carbon uptake as the fluctuation of its primary productivity can be determinant for the global carbon uptake. The insect Schistocerca gregaria commonly known as the desert locust is a disturbance factor that can affect the vegetation productivity for consecutive seasons. READ MORE
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9. Toxin production among epidemic Clostridioides difficile PCR ribotypes in Sweden
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaperAbstract : Introduction Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the main cause of antibiotic microflora triggered enteritis. Production of toxin A and B elicit enterocytic inflammation and diarrhea. Hospital outbreaks from certain PCR ribotypes are well known due to excess morbidity and mortality. READ MORE
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10. Optimization of a multiplex ARMS-PCR for detection of the primary mutations causing Leber’s hereditary optic neuropath
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsaAbstract : Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a genetic disease that causes the patients to become blind, first in one eye and then the other, around the ages of 10-75 years. The disease is caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA, which disturbs the respiratory chain leading to the deterioration of the retinal ganglion cells. READ MORE
