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Diagnostic evaluation of fetal death with special reference to intrauterine infections
(2002-05-10)
The incidence of intrauterine fetal death (>=28 gestational weeks) is approximately 4/1000 births in Sweden. In order to arrive at a potential cause of death, a number of investigations have been recommended in the diagnostic evaluation...
Genetic variability commonly affecting neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation
(2012-05-10)
Loss of nerve cells and axons is a common feature of common complex neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. However, also Multiple Sclerosis (MS), primarily an autoimmune disorder, has a ...
The male predominance in esophageal adenocarcinoma
(2017-02-21)
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased rapidly during the past four decades in many Western populations, including North America and Europe. The established etiological factors for EAC include ...
Paediatric intensive care in Sweden : i mechanical ventilation and central haemodynamics : ii outcome of paediatric intensive care with special reference to respiratory failure
(2008-05-23)
The ABC of acute care is to maintain Airway, Breathing and Circulation or
oxygen delivery, which depends on the product of cardiac output (CO) and
oxygenation. Thus knowledge of how different modes of mechanical
ventilation ...
Mechanisms of inflammatory signalling in chronic lung diseases : transcriptomics and metabolomics approaches
(2012-05-16)
Sarcoidosis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are inflammatory pulmonary diseases with many different clinical phenotypes. A central characteristic of all three diseases is the altered airway function ...
Biliary epithelial cells, the immune system and PSC pathogenesis
(2015-01-30)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, inflammatory liver disease that leads to
destruction of the bile duct system. PSC is strongly associated with inflammatory bowel
disease, and PSC patients have an increased ...
Molecular epidemiology of clinical Enterococcus faecium
(2008-11-26)
Enterococci are today the third most commonly isolated species from bloodstream infections, and problems with ampicillin and vancomycin resistance are increasing. Some putative virulence factors such as the enterococcal ...
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in football
(2022-01-21)
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and football are clearly intertwined. ACL injuries are principally sustained when participating in pivoting activities and, as it is such a popular sport, football is consequently ...
Biomedical factors in the risk and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(2022-03-28)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare but incurable and relentlessly progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by motor neuron loss in the brain and spinal cord. Majority of patients die within ...
Complications in trochanteric and subtrochanteric femoral fractures
(2018-11-02)
The hip fracture is a major public health problem. The majority of hip fracture patients are elderly with comorbidities and there is a strong association with osteoporosis, especially for the extracapsular (trochanteric ...