Essays about: "Staphylococcus aureus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the words Staphylococcus aureus.

  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]
    Keywords : ;

    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. Polyvinylalcohol-carbazate (PVAC) inhibits bacteria growth

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Jakob Syk; [2019]
    Keywords : Turbidity; spectrophotometric assay; FITC; antibodies; qPCR;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction This study evaluated the effect of the polymer polyvinylalcohol-carbazate (PVAC) on the bacteria Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PVAC is a polymer with a carbazate moiety that neutralizes free aldehydes and has shown great promise in stabilizing erythrocytes during long term storage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dysbios av hudens mikrobiom vid atopisk dermatit hos hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Johanna Onselius; [2019]
    Keywords : atopisk dermatit; hund; dysbios; staphylococcus;

    Abstract : Atopisk dermatit är en vanlig hudsjukdom som drabbar runt 10-15% av alla hundar. Sjukdomen innebär överkänslighetsreaktioner med bland annat klåda mot specifika allergener. Ofta är det allergener som hunden kan komma i kontakt med i vardagen, som till exempel pollen eller husdamm. READ MORE