Publications
Publications published since 2000 from OUS - Department of Infectious Diseases
661 publications found
Publications 2024
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Vaccine responses and hybrid immunity in people living with HIV after SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections
NPJ Vaccines, 9 (1), 185
DOI 10.1038/s41541-024-00972-3, PubMed 39384763 -
Whole blood RNA signatures in tuberculosis patients receiving H56:IC31 vaccine as adjunctive therapy
Front Immunol, 15, 1350593
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1350593, PubMed 38433842 -
A prospective, multicenter study of hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine with or without hepatitis B immunoglobulin in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in Ethiopia
Vaccine, 42 (26), 126461 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126461, PubMed 39426287 -
Escalated complement activation during hospitalization is associated with higher risk of 60-day mortality in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients
J Intern Med, 296 (1), 80-92
DOI 10.1111/joim.13783, PubMed 38539241 -
Doctors should not shake the hands of patients
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0382, PubMed 39166989 -
Transport of Patients With High-Consequence Infectious Diseases: Development of European Capacity in Norway
Health Secur, 22 (S1), S76-S85
DOI 10.1089/hs.2023.0153, PubMed 39137054 -
Prolonged hospitalization signature and early antibiotic effects on the nasopharyngeal resistome in preterm infants
Nat Commun, 15 (1), 6024
DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-50433-7, PubMed 39019886 -
Risk of death in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections is associated with specific phylogenetic lineages
J Infect, 88 (5), 106155
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106155, PubMed 38574775 -
Gentamicin should remain part of the empirical sepsis regimen for adults
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0659, PubMed 38415563 -
IL-22 is increased in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and associates with cardiac involvement
J Infect, 89 (1), 106176
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106176, PubMed 38719108 -
Meropenem pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment and clinical response in ICU patients: A prospective observational study
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 68 (4), 502-511
DOI 10.1111/aas.14376, PubMed 38286568 -
Tixagevimab-cilgavimab (AZD7442) for the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (DisCoVeRy): A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
J Infect, 88 (3), 106120
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106120, PubMed 38367705 -
Chronic HIV Infection Increases Monocyte NLRP3 Inflammasome-Dependent IL-1α and IL-1β Release
Int J Mol Sci, 25 (13)
DOI 10.3390/ijms25137141, PubMed 39000248 -
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Eastern Ethiopia: Clinical characteristics and determinants of cirrhosis
World J Hepatol, 16 (7), 995-1008
DOI 10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.995, PubMed 39086536 -
Alveolar echinococcosis
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0121, PubMed 39254012 -
Correction: Alveolar echinococcosis
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0494, PubMed 39319794 -
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0365, PubMed 39166991 -
Clinical trial: An open-label, randomised trial of different re-start strategies after treatment withdrawal in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B
Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 60 (4), 434-445
DOI 10.1111/apt.18147, PubMed 38970293 -
Ex-situ liver resection for complex Echinococcus multilocularis infection: a case report
J Surg Case Rep, 2024 (6), rjae410
DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjae410, PubMed 38868544 -
Differences in integrated assessment and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for people with HIV across the WHO European region
HIV Med, 25 (6), 700-710
DOI 10.1111/hiv.13619, PubMed 38361216 -
Virologic Response and Reinfection Following HCV Treatment among Hospitalized People Who Inject Drugs: Follow-Up Data from the OPPORTUNI-C Trial
Viruses, 16 (6)
DOI 10.3390/v16060858, PubMed 38932151 -
The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training
PLOS Glob Public Health, 4 (3), e0002249
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002249, PubMed 38498490 -
Opportunistic Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection Among Hospitalized People Who Inject Drugs (OPPORTUNI-C): A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Clin Infect Dis, 78 (3), 582-590
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciad711, PubMed 37992203 -
Author Correction: Cyclooxygenase inhibitors impair CD4 T cell immunity and exacerbate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in aerosol-challenged mice
Commun Biol, 7 (1), 662
DOI 10.1038/s42003-024-06260-z, PubMed 38811662 -
Extracellular matrix remodelling pathway in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from severe COVID-19 patients: an explorative study
Front Immunol, 15, 1379570
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1379570, PubMed 38957465 -
Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 18 (3), e0011798
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011798, PubMed 38536861 -
The Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitor Etoricoxib as Adjunctive Therapy in Tuberculosis Impairs Macrophage Control of Mycobacterial Growth
J Infect Dis, 229 (3), 888-897
DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiad390, PubMed 37721470 -
The effects of remdesivir on long-term symptoms in patients hospitalised for COVID-19: a pre-specified exploratory analysis
Commun Med (Lond), 4 (1), 231
DOI 10.1038/s43856-024-00650-4, PubMed 39533001 -
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0727, PubMed 39167006 -
Protein and transcriptional biomarker profiling may inform treatment strategies in lower respiratory tract infections by indicating bacterial-viral differentiation
Microbiol Spectr, 12 (10), e0283123
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.02831-23, PubMed 39269158 -
High viral loads combined with inflammatory markers predict disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Results from the NOR-Solidarity trial
J Intern Med, 296 (3), 249-259
DOI 10.1111/joim.13820, PubMed 39011800
Publications 2023
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Prognostic performance of blood neurofilament light chain protein in hospitalized COVID-19 patients without major central nervous system manifestations: an individual participant data meta-analysis
J Neurol, 270 (7), 3315-3328
DOI 10.1007/s00415-023-11768-1, PubMed 37184659 -
Mortality and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score in Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The Impact of Acute and Preexisting Organ Failures and Infection Likelihood
Crit Care Explor, 5 (2), e0865
DOI 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000865, PubMed 36844375 -
The Role of Procalcitonin as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Tool in Patients Hospitalized with Seasonal Influenza
Antibiotics (Basel), 12 (3)
DOI 10.3390/antibiotics12030573, PubMed 36978440 -
Five-year results of a treatment program for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia
BMC Med, 21 (1), 373
DOI 10.1186/s12916-023-03082-4, PubMed 37775742 -
Differential response to prolonged amoxicillin treatment: long-term resilience of the microbiome versus long-lasting perturbations in the gut resistome
Gut Microbes, 15 (1), 2157200
DOI 10.1080/19490976.2022.2157200, PubMed 36576106 -
Nausea Predicts Bacteremia in Immunocompetent Patients with Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Secondary Data Analysis from a Prospective Cohort
J Clin Med, 12 (12)
DOI 10.3390/jcm12123924, PubMed 37373619 -
Impact of a TLR9 agonist and broadly neutralizing antibodies on HIV-1 persistence: the randomized phase 2a TITAN trial
Nat Med, 29 (10), 2547-2558
DOI 10.1038/s41591-023-02547-6, PubMed 37696935 -
A shared mucosal gut microbiota signature in primary sclerosing cholangitis before and after liver transplantation
Hepatology, 77 (3), 715-728
DOI 10.1002/hep.32773, PubMed 36056902 -
Reply: The mucosal gut signature in primary sclerosing cholangitis before and after liver transplantation. Is the dysbiosis index really predictive for the recurrence of PSC?
Hepatology, 77 (6), E188-E189
DOI 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000340, PubMed 36815351 -
Treatment cessation in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B: clinical response is associated with increase in specific proinflammatory cytokines
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 22590
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-50216-y, PubMed 38114718 -
[Early antibiotic treatment for the right patients]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0702, PubMed 36718892 -
TiSA: TimeSeriesAnalysis-a pipeline for the analysis of longitudinal transcriptomics data
NAR Genom Bioinform, 5 (1), lqad020
DOI 10.1093/nargab/lqad020, PubMed 36879899 -
Long-Term Benefits from Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in HIV Infection
NEJM Evid, 2 (3)
DOI 10.1056/evidoa2200302, PubMed 37213438 -
The diagnostic utility of microscopic quality assessment of sputum samples in the era of rapid syndromic PCR testing
Microbiol Spectr, 11 (5), e0300223 (in press)
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.03002-23, PubMed 37772853 -
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived B and T-cell responses up to 15 months post-infection, irrespective of disease severity
J Infect, 87 (4), 346-349
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.05.023, PubMed 37295510 -
Circulating markers of extracellular matrix remodelling in severe COVID-19 patients
J Intern Med, 294 (6), 784-797
DOI 10.1111/joim.13725, PubMed 37718572 -
COVID-19 patients treated with convalescent plasma
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (11)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0577, PubMed 37589359 -
Longitudinal whole blood transcriptomic analysis characterizes neutrophil activation and interferon signaling in moderate and severe COVID-19
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 10368
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-37606-y, PubMed 37365222 -
Author Correction: Longitudinal whole blood transcriptomic analysis characterizes neutrophil activation and interferon signaling in moderate and severe COVID-19
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 12691
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-39872-2, PubMed 37542160 -
Severely ill COVID-19 patients have altered circulating levels of proteins controlling the epitranscriptome
J Infect, 86 (6), 593-595
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.03.002, PubMed 36889510 -
The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa
J Low Genit Tract Dis, 27 (3), 291-296
DOI 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000756, PubMed 37379442 -
Host blood-based biosignatures for subclinical TB and incipient TB: A prospective study of adult TB household contacts in Southern India
Front Immunol, 13, 1051963
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1051963, PubMed 36713386 -
[Correction: Measuring broad-spectrum antibiotic use in hospitals with established versus new indicators]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0301, PubMed 37158510 -
Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy: agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms
Wellcome Open Res, 8, 14
DOI 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18737.2, PubMed 36864924 -
Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in hospitalized adults with severe or critical COVID-19 (Bari-SolidAct): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
Crit Care, 27 (1), 9
DOI 10.1186/s13054-022-04205-8, PubMed 36627655 -
Gut microbiota composition during hospitalization is associated with 60-day mortality after severe COVID-19
Crit Care, 27 (1), 69
DOI 10.1186/s13054-023-04356-2, PubMed 36814280 -
Coagulopathy and adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: results from the NOR-Solidarity trial
Res Pract Thromb Haemost, 8 (1), 102289
DOI 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102289, PubMed 38292350 -
Low-density lipoprotein particles carrying proinflammatory proteins with altered aggregation pattern detected in COVID-19 patients 3 months after hospitalization
J Infect, 86 (5), 489-492
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.02.024, PubMed 36822413 -
Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020
Euro Surveill, 28 (42)
DOI 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.42.2300051, PubMed 37855907 -
Renal Safety of Long-term Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
Open Forum Infect Dis, 10 (8), ofad404
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofad404, PubMed 37614515
Publications 2022
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Symptom-based case definitions for COVID-19: Time and geographical variations for detection at hospital admission among 260,000 patients
Influenza Other Respir Viruses, 16 (6), 1040-1050
DOI 10.1111/irv.13039, PubMed 36825252 -
Transition to PCR diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in the Norwegian healthcare system: could the increase in reported cases be due to higher sensitivity or a change in the testing algorithm?
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 41 (5), 835-839
DOI 10.1007/s10096-022-04426-3, PubMed 35243573 -
Utility of a three-gene transcriptomic signature in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in a low-endemic hospital setting
Infect Dis (Lond), 55 (1), 44-54
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2022.2129779, PubMed 36214761 -
DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY AND ADDED VALUE OF INFECTION BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE SEPSIS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Shock, 58 (4), 251-259
DOI 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001981, PubMed 36130401 -
[Tailored interventions result in better antimicrobial management in Norwegian hospitals]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (5)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0094, PubMed 35324115 -
Factors Affecting Antibiotic Prescription among Hospital Physicians in a Low-Antimicrobial-Resistance Country: A Qualitative Study
Antibiotics (Basel), 11 (1)
DOI 10.3390/antibiotics11010098, PubMed 35052975 -
Detailed stratified GWAS analysis for severe COVID-19 in four European populations
Hum Mol Genet, 31 (23), 3945-3966
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddac158, PubMed 35848942 -
The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway
BMC Infect Dis, 22 (1), 252
DOI 10.1186/s12879-022-07233-5, PubMed 35287611 -
Raised Serum Markers of T Cell Activation and Exhaustion in Granulomatous-Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
J Clin Immunol, 42 (7), 1553-1563
DOI 10.1007/s10875-022-01318-1, PubMed 35789314 -
Dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 in air surrounding COVID-19-infected individuals with mild symptoms
Indoor Air, 32 (2), e13001
DOI 10.1111/ina.13001, PubMed 35225394 -
SARS-CoV-2 in the Air Surrounding Patients during Nebulizer Therapy
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2022, 9297974
DOI 10.1155/2022/9297974, PubMed 36213437 -
CXCL16 associates with adverse outcome and cardiac involvement in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
J Infect, 85 (6), 702-769
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.09.029, PubMed 36216188 -
Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
Reprod Health, 19 (1), 20
DOI 10.1186/s12978-021-01252-2, PubMed 35073965 -
Duodenal inflammation in common variable immunodeficiency has altered transcriptional response to viruses
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 151 (3), 767-777
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.09.029, PubMed 36220400 -
Best practices of highly infectious decedent management: Consensus recommendations from an international expert workshop
J Occup Environ Hyg, 19 (3), 129-138
DOI 10.1080/15459624.2022.2027427, PubMed 35025726 -
High real-world effectiveness of 12-week elbasvir/grazoprevir without resistance testing in the treatment of patients with HCV genotype 1a infection in Norway
Scand J Gastroenterol, 58 (3), 264-268
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2022.2118555, PubMed 36063075 -
Markers of cellular senescence is associated with persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 infection
Infect Dis (Lond), 54 (12), 918-923
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2022.2113135, PubMed 35984738 -
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Immunological Nonresponders Have Colon-Restricted Gut Mucosal Immune Dysfunction
J Infect Dis, 225 (4), 661-674
DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiaa714, PubMed 33216130 -
Probiotics to HIV-Infected Immunological Nonresponders: Altered Mucosal Immunity and Microbial Diversity Restricted to Ileum
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 89 (1), 77-86
DOI 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002817, PubMed 34878437 -
Remdesivir modifies interferon response in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
J Infect, 85 (5), 573-607
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.021, PubMed 35914611 -
[Monkeypox in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0412, PubMed 35763853 -
Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System
Trop Med Infect Dis, 7 (11)
DOI 10.3390/tropicalmed7110382, PubMed 36422933 -
Use of contraindicated antiretroviral drugs in people with HIV/HCV coinfections receiving HCV treatment with direct-acting antivirals-Results from the EuroSIDA study
HIV Med, 24 (2), 224-230
DOI 10.1111/hiv.13357, PubMed 35934954 -
DNA Repair Mechanisms are Activated in Circulating Lymphocytes of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
J Inflamm Res, 15, 6629-6644
DOI 10.2147/JIR.S379331, PubMed 36514358 -
Microbial DNA extraction of high-host content and low biomass samples: Optimized protocol for nasopharynx metagenomic studies
Front Microbiol, 13, 1038120
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1038120, PubMed 36620054 -
Absence of lower genital tract lesions among women of reproductive age infected with Schistosoma mansoni: A cross-sectional study using a colposcope in Western Kenya
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16 (7), e0010473
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010473, PubMed 35802746 -
Host Transcriptional Signatures Predict Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Potential Antibiotic Stewardship Tools
Biomark Insights, 17, 11772719221099130
DOI 10.1177/11772719221099130, PubMed 35693251 -
Improving Assignments for Therapeutic and Prophylactic Treatment Within TB Households. A Potential for Immuno-Diagnosis?
Front Immunol, 13, 801616
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.801616, PubMed 35401549 -
The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study
Open Forum Infect Dis, 9 (12), ofac586
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofac586, PubMed 36540382 -
Corrigendum: Can We Optimize Antibiotic Use in Norwegian Neonates? A Prospective Comparison Between a University Hospital and a District Hospital
Front Pediatr, 10, 862484
DOI 10.3389/fped.2022.862484, PubMed 35359886 -
Persistent T-cell exhaustion in relation to prolonged pulmonary pathology and death after severe COVID-19: Results from two Norwegian cohort studies
J Intern Med, 292 (5), 816-828
DOI 10.1111/joim.13549, PubMed 35982589 -
Incidence and risk factors for suicide, death due to substance use, and violent/accidental death in people with HIV
AIDS, 37 (1), 161-171
DOI 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003402, PubMed 36250262 -
High Circulating Levels of the Homeostatic Chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 Predict Mortality and Disease Severity in COVID-19
J Infect Dis, 226 (12), 2150-2160
DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiac313, PubMed 35876699 -
Anti-PF4/polyanion antibodies in COVID-19 patients are associated with disease severity and pulmonary pathology
Platelets, 33 (4), 640-644
DOI 10.1080/09537104.2022.2042238, PubMed 35225150 -
Respiratory dysfunction three months after severe COVID-19 is associated with gut microbiota alterations
J Intern Med, 291 (6), 801-812
DOI 10.1111/joim.13458, PubMed 35212063 -
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized adult influenza patients: an observational study from Norway 2014-2018
Infect Dis (Lond), 54 (5), 367-377
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2021.2022196, PubMed 34983302 -
[Consultation round: Antimicrobial treatment for sepsis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (4)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0029, PubMed 35239281 -
[We need a new action plan for antibiotic resistance]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (11)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0279, PubMed 35997193 -
Echinococcosis in a non-endemic country - 20-years' surgical experience from a Norwegian tertiary referral Centre
Scand J Gastroenterol, 57 (8), 953-957
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2022.2046846, PubMed 35246008
Publications 2021
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Prognostic Value of Nucleated RBCs for Patients With Suspected Sepsis in the Emergency Department: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
Crit Care Explor, 3 (7), e0490
DOI 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000490, PubMed 34291222 -
Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial
Ann Intern Med, 174 (9), 1261-1269
DOI 10.7326/M21-0653, PubMed 34251903 -
A Plasma 5-Marker Host Biosignature Identifies Tuberculosis in High and Low Endemic Countries
Front Immunol, 12, 608846
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.608846, PubMed 33732236 -
CCL1 and IL-2Ra differentiate Tuberculosis disease from latent infection Irrespective of HIV infection in low TB burden countries
J Infect, 83 (4), 433-443
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.036, PubMed 34333033 -
Critical COVID-19 is associated with distinct leukocyte phenotypes and transcriptome patterns
J Intern Med, 290 (3), 677-692
DOI 10.1111/joim.13310, PubMed 34080738 -
Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
Nature, 600 (7889), 472-477
DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03767-x, PubMed 34237774 -
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis imported into low-incidence countries-a GeoSentinel analysis, 2008-2020
J Travel Med, 28 (6)
DOI 10.1093/jtm/taab069, PubMed 33987682 -
[A young woman who did not awake after extensive surgery]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0184, PubMed 34726048 -
A young woman who did not wake up after extensive surgery
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (15), 1456-1461 -
A Phase I/II randomized trial of H56:IC31 vaccination and adjunctive cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitor treatment in tuberculosis patients
Nat Commun, 12 (1), 6774
DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-27029-6, PubMed 34811370 -
Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in Ethiopia
Vaccines (Basel), 9 (5)
DOI 10.3390/vaccines9050430, PubMed 33925930 -
Plasma LOX-Products and Monocyte Signaling Is Reduced by Adjunctive Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor in a Phase I Clinical Trial of Tuberculosis Patients
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 11, 669623
DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2021.669623, PubMed 34307194 -
Serum ACE as a prognostic biomarker in COVID-19: a case series
APMIS, 129 (4), 237-238
DOI 10.1111/apm.13108, PubMed 33368687 -
Schistosomiasis in Norwegian students after travel to Africa
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0268, PubMed 33624965 -
Persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 is associated with high viral load, weak antibody response, and high levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 23205
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-02547-x, PubMed 34853380 -
Dyspnoea, lung function and CT findings 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19
Eur Respir J, 57 (4)
DOI 10.1183/13993003.03448-2020, PubMed 33303540 -
Mapping Schistosoma haematobium for Novel Interventions against Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Associated HIV Risk in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 104 (6), 2055-2064
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0679, PubMed 33939629 -
Enhanced Gut-Homing Dynamics and Pronounced Exhaustion of Mucosal and Blood CD4+ T Cells in HIV-Infected Immunological Non-Responders
Front Immunol, 12, 744155
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.744155, PubMed 34691047 -
[Medical education and training during a pandemic]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0581, PubMed 34505488 -
Leishmaniasis in Norway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0171, PubMed 33624958 -
Antibiotic resistance among major pathogens compared to hospital treatment guidelines and antibiotic use in Nordic hospitals 2010-2018
Infect Dis (Lond), 53 (8), 607-618
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2021.1910338, PubMed 33970737 -
The story of an extraordinary year: Challenges and opportunities in responding to Covid-19
Transfus Apher Sci, 60 (2), 103092
DOI 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103092, PubMed 33612447 -
Achievements and Challenges in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Rural Hospital in Northern Tanzania
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (5)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18052751, PubMed 33803114 -
A man in his seventies with pleural effusion, knee pain and dysarthria following open heart surgery
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (18)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0163, PubMed 34911264 -
What is the recovery rate and risk of long-term consequences following a diagnosis of COVID-19? A harmonised, global longitudinal observational study protocol
BMJ Open, 11 (3), e043887
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043887, PubMed 33692181 -
A 2-Dose AERAS-402 Regimen Boosts CD8+ Polyfunctionality in HIV-Negative, BCG-Vaccinated Recipients
Front Immunol, 12, 673532
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.673532, PubMed 34177914 -
Host Blood RNA Transcript and Protein Signatures for Sputum-Independent Diagnostics of Tuberculosis in Adults
Front Immunol, 11, 626049
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.626049, PubMed 33613569 -
Association of Female Genital Schistosomiasis With the Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Zambian Women
Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (9), ofab438
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab438, PubMed 34557562 -
Cervicovaginal Immune Activation in Zambian Women With Female Genital Schistosomiasis
Front Immunol, 12, 620657
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.620657, PubMed 33737927 -
Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (7), ofab349
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab349, PubMed 34337098 -
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 153 (2), 190-199
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Increased inflammatory markers reflecting fibrogenesis are independently associated with cardiac involvement in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
J Infect, 82 (5), 186-230
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Delirium is common in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Intern Emerg Med, 16 (7), 1997-2000
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Regional performance variation in external validation of four prediction models for severity of COVID-19 at hospital admission: An observational multi-centre cohort study
PLoS One, 16 (8), e0255748
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Blood neurofilament light concentration at admittance: a potential prognostic marker in COVID-19
J Neurol, 268 (10), 3574-3583
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Publications 2020
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Identification of subclinical tuberculosis in household contacts using exposure scores and contact investigations
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 96
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[Antibiotic use in hospitals in cases of COVID-19]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (11)
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Experimental treatment in COVID-19
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (12), 1211 -
Hospital physicians' experiences with procalcitonin - implications for antimicrobial stewardship; a qualitative study
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 515
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Assessment of Noninvasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in Ethiopia
Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken), 16 (4), 168-172
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A case of septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint with necrotic peri-articular infection and Lemierre's syndrome: an unusual presentation
Oral Maxillofac Surg, 25 (3), 411-415
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Gastrointestinal symptoms in invasive pneumococcal disease: a cohort study
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 479
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Travel-related infections presenting in Europe: A 20-year analysis of EuroTravNet surveillance data
Lancet Reg Health Eur, 1, 100001
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Ventilatory support for hypoxaemic intensive care patients with COVID-19
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (11)
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Factors increasing the risk of inappropriate vancomycin therapy in ICU patients: A prospective observational study
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 64 (9), 1295-1304
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Elevated markers of gut leakage and inflammasome activation in COVID-19 patients with cardiac involvement
J Intern Med, 289 (4), 523-531
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Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis using the MPT64 antigen detection test in a high-income low tuberculosis prevalence setting
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 130
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Predicting severe COVID-19 in the Emergency Department
Resusc Plus, 4, 100042
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Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117 (40), 25018-25025
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Correction: Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 14 (9), e0008725
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Increased interleukin-6 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 are associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 21697
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Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells reflect tuberculosis severity and are influenced by cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
J Leukoc Biol, 110 (1), 177-186
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Norwegian Coronavirus Disease 2019 (NO COVID-19) Pragmatic Open label Study to assess early use of hydroxychloroquine sulphate in moderately severe hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 21 (1), 485
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial reports lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus disease 2019 viral kinetics
Nat Commun, 11 (1), 5284
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Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal
S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 126
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Mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid mononuclear cells to diagnose pleural tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 459
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Elevated Levels of Anti-Inflammatory Eicosanoids and Monocyte Heterogeneity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease
Front Immunol, 11, 579849
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Field performance of HBsAg rapid diagnostic tests in rural Ethiopia
J Virol Methods, 289, 114061
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Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Int J Infect Dis, 102, 544-553
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Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas
Acta Trop, 204, 105363
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Premature Infants: A Systematic Review
Neonatology, 117 (6), 673-686
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Probiotics to manage inflammation in HIV infection
Curr Opin Infect Dis, 33 (1), 34-43
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Combining host-derived biomarkers with patient characteristics improves signature performance in predicting tuberculosis treatment outcomes
Commun Biol, 3 (1), 359
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[Experimental treatment for COVID-19 should be undertaken in randomised studies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (7)
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Elevated plasma sTIM-3 levels in patients with severe COVID-19
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 147 (1), 92-98
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Distinct and early increase in circulating MMP-9 in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure
J Infect, 81 (3), e41-e43
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Norway is in the process of stopping the HIV epidemic
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (18), 1864-1866 -
Human Monocytes/Macrophage Inflammatory Cytokine Changes Following in vivo and in vitro Schistomam manoni Infection
J Inflamm Res, 13, 35-43
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Validity of a point-of-care viral load test for hepatitis B in a low-income setting
J Virol Methods, 289, 114057
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Prevalence and intensity of neglected tropical diseases (schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths) amongst rural female pupils in Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 123
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Publications 2019
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The WHO guidelines for chronic hepatitis B fail to detect half of the patients in need of treatment in Ethiopia
J Hepatol, 70 (6), 1065-1071
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Is the Intake of Antioxidants Associated With Risk of Coronary Artery Disease? A Jordanian Case-Control Study
Top. Clin. Nutr., 34 (4), 259-268
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination of healthcare personnel: changing epidemiology calls for new recommendations in Norway
Eur Respir J, 53 (1)
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Predictors of mortality in patients under treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
BMC Gastroenterol, 19 (1), 74
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Retrospective single-centre series of 1300 consecutive cases of outpatient cervical spine surgery: complications, hospital readmissions, and reoperations
Br J Neurosurg, 33 (6), 613-619
DOI 10.1080/02688697.2019.1675587, PubMed 31607163 -
IP-10 dried blood spots assay monitoring treatment efficacy in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 3871
DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-40458-0, PubMed 30846768 -
Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 13 (4), e0007025
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A novel score to select patients for treatment in chronic hepatitis B: Results from a large Ethiopian cohort
J Hepatol, 71 (4), 840-841
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The challenge of ensuring equity in mass deworming programmes
Lancet Glob Health, 7 (11), e1468-e1469
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Evaluation of treatment response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting
BMC Infect Dis, 19 (1), 426
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Vaccination of healthcare personnel in Europe: Update to current policies
Vaccine, 37 (52), 7576-7584
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The burden of herpes zoster disease in Norway
Vaccine, 38 (18), 3501-3507
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Cyclooxygenase inhibitors impair CD4 T cell immunity and exacerbate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in aerosol-challenged mice
Commun Biol, 2, 288
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Compliance to antibiotic guidelines leads to more appropriate use of antibiotics in skin and soft tissue infections in injecting drug users
Infect Dis (Lond), 51 (8), 570-577
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Khat-related liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important
Lancet Glob Health, 7 (3), e310
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To what extent can clinical characteristics be used to distinguish encephalitis from encephalopathy of other causes? Results from a prospective observational study
BMC Infect Dis, 19 (1), 80
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Encephalitis and aseptic meningitis: short-term and long-term outcome, quality of life and neuropsychological functioning
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 16158
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Lyme disease and antibiotic treatment
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (7), 586 -
Imported visceral leishmaniasis and immunosuppression in seven Norwegian patients
Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines, 5, 16
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Indirect Effects of Pneumococcal Childhood Vaccination in Individuals Treated With Immunosuppressive Drugs in Ambulatory Care: A Case-cohort Study
Clin Infect Dis, 68 (8), 1367-1373
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Activated dendritic cells and monocytes in HIV immunological nonresponders: HIV-induced interferon-inducible protein-10 correlates with low future CD4+ recovery
AIDS, 33 (7), 1117-1129
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Microbial translocation revisited: targeting the endotoxic potential of gut microbes in HIV-infected individuals
AIDS, 33 (4), 645-653
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Can We Optimize Antibiotic Use in Norwegian Neonates? A Prospective Comparison Between a University Hospital and a District Hospital
Front Pediatr, 7, 440
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Potential for More Rational Use of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Children in a Country With Low Resistance: Data From eight Point Prevalence Surveys
Pediatr Infect Dis J, 38 (4), 384-389
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KLRG1-Expressing CD4 T Cells Are Reduced in Tuberculosis Patients Compared to Healthy Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Subjects, but Increase With Treatment
J Infect Dis, 220 (1), 174-176
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[Structured evaluation on arrival of patients with sepsis and initiation of antibiotics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (9)
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HIV medicines on offer gives worse treatment options
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Inverse Associations of Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Metabolic Syndromes in Humans: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast Ethiopia
Microbiol Insights, 12, 1178636119849934
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Publications 2018
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Elevated fasting blood glucose, but not obesity, is associated with coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in a referral hospital in Jordan
Ann Saudi Med, 38 (2), 111-117
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Are Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease Different in Persons With and Without Obesity?
Metab Syndr Relat Disord, 16 (8), 440-445
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Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (19)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.1115, PubMed 30497244 -
Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
S Afr Med J, 108 (4), 352-355
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Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia
BMC Med, 16 (1), 234
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Comparison of phenoxymethylpenicillin, amoxicillin, and doxycycline for erythema migrans in general practice. A randomized controlled trial with a 1-year follow-up
Clin Microbiol Infect, 24 (12), 1290-1296
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Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa
PLoS One, 13 (2), e0191459
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Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors
Reprod Health, 15 (1), 138
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Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis started during or after travel: A GeoSentinel analysis
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 12 (11), e0006951
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In vitro analysis of antigen induced T cell-monocyte conjugates by imaging flow cytometry
J Immunol Methods, 460, 93-100
DOI 10.1016/j.jim.2018.06.014, PubMed 29981305 -
CSF sTREM2 in delirium-relation to Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers Aβ42, t-tau and p-tau
J Neuroinflammation, 15 (1), 304
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Incidence of tuberculosis and the influence of surveillance strategy on tuberculosis case-finding and all-cause mortality: a cluster randomised trial in Indian neonates vaccinated with BCG
BMJ Open Respir Res, 5 (1), e000304
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Strongyloides stercoralis: the need for accurate information - Authors' reply
Lancet, 391 (10137), 2323
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MPT64 antigen detection test improves routine diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting: A study from the tertiary care hospital in Zanzibar
PLoS One, 13 (5), e0196723
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Imaging in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Insights Imaging, 9 (5), 833-844
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Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study
BMC Infect Dis, 18 (1), 239
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Where is the greatest impact of uncontrolled HIV infection on AIDS and non-AIDS events in HIV?
AIDS, 32 (2), 205-215
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Single cell profiling of phospho-protein levels in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Oncotarget, 9 (10), 9273-9284
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Pregnant HIV positive must be followed closely
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (11), 998-999 -
High Seroprevalence of Autoantibodies Typical of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Eastern Ethiopia: Is Chewing of Khat (Catha edulis) a Triggering Factor?
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2018, 4980597
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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BMC Gastroenterol, 18 (1), 27
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Khat chewing increases the risk for developing chronic liver disease: A hospital-based case-control study
Hepatology, 68 (1), 248-257
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Aging and the evolution of comorbidities among HIV-positive individuals in a European cohort
AIDS, 32 (16), 2405-2416
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High neopterin and IP-10 levels in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with neurotoxic tryptophan metabolites in acute central nervous system infections
J Neuroinflammation, 15 (1), 327
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Burden and Characteristics of the Comorbidity Tuberculosis-Diabetes in Europe: TBnet Prevalence Survey and Case-Control Study
Open Forum Infect Dis, 6 (1), ofy337
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Treatment completion for latent tuberculosis infection in Norway: a prospective cohort study
BMC Infect Dis, 18 (1), 587
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Area of exposure and treatment challenges of malaria in Eritrean migrants: a GeoSentinel analysis
Malar J, 17 (1), 443
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (19)
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Pneumococcal sepsis requiring mechanical ventilation: Cohort study in 38 patients with rapid progression to septic shock
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 62 (10), 1428-1435
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Stratification by interferon-γ release assay level predicts risk of incident TB
Thorax, 73 (7), 652-661
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Publications 2017
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Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa
BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 438
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Hepatitis delta virus infection in a large cohort of chronic hepatitis B patients in Ethiopia
Liver Int, 38 (6), 1000-1009
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Diabetes Risk Score in a Young Student Population in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study
J Diabetes Res, 2017, 8290710
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Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in Jordan
BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 17 (1), 183
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Vancomycin levels are frequently subtherapeutic in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 61 (6), 627-635
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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium in school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
South. Afr. Infect. Dis., 32 (4), 132-137
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[A well-trained man with mechanical aortic valve and leg pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (2), 113-116
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The therapeutic HIV Env C5/gp41 vaccine candidate Vacc-C5 induces specific T cell regulation in a phase I/II clinical study
BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 228
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CD8+ T Cells That Coexpress RORγt and T-bet Are Functionally Impaired and Expand in Patients with Distal Bile Duct Cancer
J Immunol, 198 (4), 1729-1739
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OPA1 in Lipid Metabolism: Function of OPA1 in Lipolysis and Thermogenesis of Adipocytes
Horm Metab Res, 49 (4), 276-285
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Are non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B reliable in sub-Saharan Africa?
Liver Int, 37 (10), 1461-1467
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Response to Non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa
Liver Int, 37 (11), 1739
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A protein kinase A-ezrin complex regulates connexin 43 gap junction communication in liver epithelial cells
Cell Signal, 32, 1-11
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T Cell Responses and Regulation and the Impact of In Vitro IL-10 and TGF-β Modulation During Treatment of Active Tuberculosis
Scand J Immunol, 85 (2), 138-146
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Increased long-term mortality after survival of invasive pneumococcal disease: a population-based study
Infect Dis (Lond), 49 (5), 365-372
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2016.1271997, PubMed 28095723 -
Schistosomiasis in the first 1000 days
Lancet Infect Dis, 18 (6), e193-e203
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Novel transcriptional signatures for sputum-independent diagnostics of tuberculosis in children
Sci Rep, 7 (1), 5839
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HIV-infected persons with type 2 diabetes show evidence of endothelial dysfunction and increased inflammation
BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 234
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections
Lancet, 391 (10117), 252-265
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Fecal carriage of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae after urinary tract infection - A three year prospective cohort study
PLoS One, 12 (3), e0173510
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Zika beyond the Americas: Travelers as sentinels of Zika virus transmission. A GeoSentinel analysis, 2012 to 2016
PLoS One, 12 (10), e0185689
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Schistosomiasis in European Travelers and Migrants: Analysis of 14 Years TropNet Surveillance Data
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 97 (2), 567-574
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Immune markers, diurnal blood pressure profile and cardiac function in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients
Blood Press, 26 (6), 332-340
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Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BMC Res Notes, 10 (1), 702
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High-risk human papillomavirus types in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for vaccination
Infect Dis (Lond), 49 (8), 601-608
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Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa
S. Afr. J. Sci., 113 (3-4), 2016-0251
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Use of Proviral DNA to Investigate Virus Resistance Mutations in HIV-infected Zimbabweans
Open Microbiol J, 11, 45-52
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Inflammatory Markers and Plasma Lipids in HIV Patients: A Correlation Analysis Study
Open Biochem J, 11, 105-118
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Immune activation and HIV-specific T cell responses are modulated by a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in untreated HIV-infected individuals: An exploratory clinical trial
PLoS One, 12 (5), e0176527
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Lyme neuroborreliosis in cases of non-specific neurological symptoms
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (2), 101-104
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Dietary patterns and the risk of coronary heart disease among Jordanians: A case-control study
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 28 (3), 262-269
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Lack of decline in hepatitis C virus incidence among HIV-positive men who have sex with men during 1990-2014
J Hepatol, 67 (2), 255-262
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.038, PubMed 28412290
Publications 2016
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Africa: a neglected but important pathogen
J Virus Erad, 2 (3), 136-42
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Expanding Praziquantel (PZQ) Access beyond Mass Drug Administration Programs: Paving a Way Forward for a Pediatric PZQ Formulation for Schistosomiasis
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (9), e0004946
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The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (5), e0004623
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A Cell-Based High-Throughput Assay for Gap Junction Communication Suitable for Assessing Connexin 43-Ezrin Interaction Disruptors Using IncuCyte ZOOM
SLAS Discov, 22 (1), 77-85
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Incidence and antibiotic treatment of erythema migrans in Norway 2005-2009
Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 8 (1), 1-8
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Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa
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Arboviral and other illnesses in travellers returning from Brazil, June 2013 to May 2016: implications for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Euro Surveill, 21 (27)
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Microbiota-Dependent Marker TMAO Is Elevated in Silent Ischemia but Is Not Associated With First-Time Myocardial Infarction in HIV Infection
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Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Norway: a nationwide study, 1995-2014
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 20 (6), 786-92
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BLR1 and FCGR1A transcripts in peripheral blood associate with the extent of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children and predict treatment outcome
Sci Rep, 6, 38841
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Added Value of IP-10 as a Read-Out of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Specific Immunity in Young Children
Pediatr Infect Dis J, 35 (12), 1336-1338
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Soluble CD14 in cerebrospinal fluid is associated with markers of inflammation and axonal damage in untreated HIV-infected patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study
BMC Infect Dis, 16, 176
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Apolipoprotein B Gene Polymorphisms and Dyslipidemia in HIV Infected Adult Zimbabweans
Open AIDS J, 10, 190-198
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Cell Rep, 15 (5), 1088-1099
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Hepatitis C reinfection after sustained virological response
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Proximal signaling responses in peripheral T cells from colorectal cancer patients are affected by high concentrations of circulating prostaglandin E2
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Cervical cytology as a diagnostic tool for female genital schistosomiasis: Correlation to cervical atypia and Schistosoma polymerase chain reaction
Cytojournal, 13, 10
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Regulation of Gag- and Env-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses in ART-Naïve HIV-Infected Patients: Potential Implications for Individualized Immunotherapy
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First detection and molecular characterization of sapoviruses and noroviruses with zoonotic potential in swine in Ethiopia
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Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings
PLoS One, 11 (11), e0166201
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Plasma IP-10 Is Increased in Immunological NonResponders and Associated With Activated Regulatory T Cells and Persisting Low CD4 Counts
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Fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a Norwegian tourist returning from Thailand
JMM Case Rep, 3 (3), e005042
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The COX- inhibitor indomethacin reduces Th1 effector and T regulatory cells in vitro in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
BMC Infect Dis, 16 (1), 599
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Clinical Management of Ebola Virus Disease in the United States and Europe
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Molecular Mechanisms for cAMP-Mediated Immunoregulation in T cells - Role of Anchored Protein Kinase A Signaling Units
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Cytokine Patterns in Tuberculosis Infection; IL-1ra, IL-2 and IP-10 Differentiate Borderline QuantiFERON-TB Samples from Uninfected Controls
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Low levels of short- and medium-chain acylcarnitines in HIV-infected patients
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Changes in coronary heart disease risk profiles of HIV patients in Zimbabwe over 9 months: a follow-up study
HIV AIDS (Auckl), 8, 165-174
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Febrile Illness and Intravenous Antimalarial Treatment at a District Hospital in Cameroon
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[An unusual cause of back pain]
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Tetanus after a minor injury leading to death in a previously non-immunized, elderly, Norwegian woman
IDCases, 2 (2), 53-5
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Regulatory T cells that co-express RORγt and FOXP3 are pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive and expand in human pancreatic cancer
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Human regulatory T cells control TCR signaling and susceptibility to suppression in CD4+ T cells
J Leukoc Biol, 100 (1), 5-16
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Sustained Toll-Like Receptor 9 Activation Promotes Systemic and Cardiac Inflammation, and Aggravates Diastolic Heart Failure in SERCA2a KO Mice
PLoS One, 10 (10), e0139715
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Early dynamics of T helper cell cytokines and T regulatory cells in response to treatment of active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Clin Exp Immunol, 179 (3), 454-65
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Spatiotemporal regulation of cAMP signaling controls the human trophoblast fusion
Front Pharmacol, 6, 202
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Increased Tryptophan Catabolism Is Associated With Increased Frequency of CD161+Tc17/MAIT Cells and Lower CD4+ T-Cell Count in HIV-1 Infected Patients on cART After 2 Years of Follow-Up
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 70 (3), 228-35
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T-cell homeostasis in chronic HCV-infected patients treated with interferon and ribavirin or an interferon-free regimen
APMIS, 123 (10), 903-11
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Transmission of HIV Drug Resistance and the Predicted Effect on Current First-line Regimens in Europe
Clin Infect Dis, 62 (5), 655-663
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Colourimetric image analysis as a diagnostic tool in female genital schistosomiasis
Med Eng Phys, 37 (3), 309-14
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The first step toward diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis by computer image analysis
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 93 (1), 80-86
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Interleukin-1 is required for cancer eradication mediated by tumor-specific Th1 cells
Oncoimmunology, 5 (1), e1039763
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Where we are with point-of-care testing
J Viral Hepat, 22 (4), 362-5
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Is aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index a reliable tool in human immunodeficiency virus patients in Africa?
Liver Int, 35 (8), 2059
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Schistosoma haematobium infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in young South African females
Acta Trop, 144, 19-23
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Schistosoma haematobium infection and CD4+ T-cell levels: a cross-sectional study of young South African women
PLoS One, 10 (3), e0119326
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Targeting Tuberculosis and HIV Infection-Specific Regulatory T Cells with MEK/ERK Signaling Pathway Inhibitors
PLoS One, 10 (11), e0141903
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A review of the control of schistosomiasis in South Africa
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Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southwestern Ethiopia
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Manson's tropical diseases
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (2), 158
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Gut microbiota diversity predicts immune status in HIV-1 infection
AIDS, 29 (18), 2409-18
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Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors reduce CD40L-induced proliferation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells but not normal B cells
Haematologica, 101 (2), e59-62
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Lower Self-Reported Quality of Life in HIV-Infected Patients on cART and With Low Comorbidity Compared With Healthy Controls
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 70 (1), 16-22
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History Teaches Us That Confronting Antibiotic Resistance Requires Stronger Global Collective Action
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High MIP-1β Levels in Plasma Predict Long-Term Immunological Nonresponse to Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infection
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 69 (4), 395-402
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A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
S AFR FAM PRACT, 57 (2), 57-61
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Gynecological manifestations, histopathological findings, and schistosoma-specific polymerase chain reaction results among women with Schistosoma haematobium infection: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar
J Infect Dis, 212 (2), 275-84
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Targeting of type I protein kinase A to lipid rafts is required for platelet inhibition by the 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate-signaling pathway
J Thromb Haemost, 13 (9), 1721-34
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Our Voices HIV: 30 years in Norway
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A worrying trend in weight-adjusted paediatric antibiotic use in a Norwegian tertiary care hospital
Acta Paediatr, 104 (7), 687-92
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Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic review
Int J Public Health, 60 (7), 839-48
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Reduced Levels of D-dimer and Changes in Gut Microbiota Composition After Probiotic Intervention in HIV-Infected Individuals on Stable ART
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 70 (4), 329-37
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IP-10 measured by Dry Plasma Spots as biomarker for therapy responses in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection
Sci Rep, 5, 9223
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Soluble CD14 is associated with markers of vascular dysfunction in bariatric surgery patients
Metab Syndr Relat Disord, 13 (3), 119-24
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IP-10 differentiates between active and latent tuberculosis irrespective of HIV status and declines during therapy
J Infect, 70 (4), 381-91
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Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease risk profiles of patients attending an HIV treatment clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
HIV AIDS (Auckl), 7, 145-55
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Increased expression of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 in clinical and experimental Rickettsia conorii infection
BMC Infect Dis, 14, 70
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Intranasal administration of a therapeutic HIV vaccine (Vacc-4x) induces dose-dependent systemic and mucosal immune responses in a randomized controlled trial
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Evolution of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a susceptible ancestor in a single patient
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Activated platelets promote increased monocyte expression of CXCR5 through prostaglandin E2-related mechanisms and enhance the anti-inflammatory effects of CXCL13
Atherosclerosis, 234 (2), 352-9
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Hospital- and patient-related factors associated with differences in hospital antibiotic use: analysis of national surveillance results
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 3 (1), 40
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Neurological melioidosis in Norway presenting with a cerebral abscess
IDCases, 2 (1), 16-8
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Genital schistosomiasis and its unacknowledged role on HIV transmission in the STD intervention studies
Int J STD AIDS, 25 (10), 705-15
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Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 127 (3), 227-8
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Cervical ectopy: associations with sexually transmitted infections and HIV. A cross-sectional study of high school students in rural South Africa
Sex Transm Infect, 91 (2), 124-9
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Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract
PLoS One, 9 (6), e98593
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Comparable Cellular Immune Responses in Patients with and without Antiretroviral Treatment after Immunization with HIV-1 P24, P17 and Tat Consensus Peptides (Vacc-5q)
J AIDS Clin Res, 5 (4), 1000294
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Activated regulatory and memory T-cells accumulate in malignant ascites from ovarian carcinoma patients
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 64 (3), 337-47
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A parameter for IL-10 and TGF-ß mediated regulation of HIV-1 specific T cell activation provides novel information and relates to progression markers
PLoS One, 9 (1), e85604
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Antiretroviral treatment initiation
Lancet Infect Dis, 14 (12), 1175
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Plasma lipopolysaccharide and triglycerides are independently associated and both markers correlate with the development of metabolic syndrome in HIV infection
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 65 (4), e158-61
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Deteriorating renal function and clinical outcomes in HIV-positive persons
AIDS, 28 (5), 727-37
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The colposcopic atlas of schistosomiasis in the lower female genital tract based on studies in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (11), e3229
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Imported Plasmodium vivax malaria ex Pakistan
J Travel Med, 21 (5), 314-7
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Evaluation of rapid progressors in HIV infection as an extreme phenotype
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 67 (1), 15-21
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Monocyte activation, but not microbial translocation, is independently associated with markers of endovascular dysfunction in HIV-infected patients receiving cART
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 67 (4), 370-4
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Antiretroviral treatment failure predicts mortality in rural Tanzania
Int J STD AIDS, 26 (9), 633-9
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A PKA-ezrin-Cx43 signaling complex controls gap junction communication and thereby trophoblast cell fusion
J Cell Sci, 127 (Pt 19), 4172-85
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Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Schistosoma DNA in small-volume urine samples reflects focal distribution of urogenital Schistosomiasis in primary school girls in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 90 (3), 546-52
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Low prevalence of positive interferon-gamma tests in HIV-positive long-term immigrants in Norway
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 18 (2), 180-7
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Eosinophil granule proteins ECP and EPX as markers for a potential early-stage inflammatory lesion in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (7), e2974
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Compartmentalization of cAMP signaling in adipogenesis, lipogenesis, and lipolysis
Horm Metab Res, 46 (12), 833-40
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The acceptability of volunteer, repeat blood donations in a hospital setting in the Adamaoua region of Cameroon
Transfus Med, 24 (6), 372-8
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Travel-associated infection presenting in Europe (2008-12): an analysis of EuroTravNet longitudinal, surveillance data, and evaluation of the effect of the pre-travel consultation
Lancet Infect Dis, 15 (1), 55-64
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T-cell co-stimulation through the CD2 and CD28 co-receptors induces distinct signalling responses
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Multiplexed phosphospecific flow cytometry enables large-scale signaling profiling and drug screening in blood platelets
J Thromb Haemost, 12 (10), 1733-43
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Reduced trunk fat and triglycerides after strength training are associated with reduced LPS levels in HIV-infected individuals
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 66 (2), e52-4
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Microbial translocation and cardiometabolic risk factors in HIV infection
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 30 (6), 514-22
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Microbiota-dependent metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide is associated with disease severity and survival of patients with chronic heart failure
J Intern Med, 277 (6), 717-26
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Travel-related infection in European travelers, EuroTravNet 2011
J Travel Med, 21 (4), 248-54
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Illness in travelers returned from Brazil: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics
Clin Infect Dis, 58 (10), 1347-56
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Zika virus infection after travel to Tahiti, December 2013
Emerg Infect Dis, 20 (8), 1412-4
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[Scientificity and justifiability]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (2), 138-9
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Publications 2013
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Lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, and efavirenz in antiretroviral-naïve HIV-1-infected individuals over 144 weeks: an open-label randomized controlled trial
Scand J Infect Dis, 45 (7), 543-51
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EGF signalling and rapamycin-mediated mTOR inhibition in glioblastoma multiforme evaluated by phospho-specific flow cytometry
J Neurooncol, 112 (1), 49-57
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A web-based intervention trial for depressive symptoms and subjective well-being in patients with chronic HIV infection
AIDS Care, 26 (9), 1080-9
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Leishmaniasis acquired by travellers to endemic regions in Europe: a EuroTravNet multi-centre study
Travel Med Infect Dis, 12 (2), 167-72
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Soluble markers of the Toll-like receptor 4 pathway differentiate between active and latent tuberculosis and are associated with treatment responses
PLoS One, 8 (7), e69896
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[Aminoglycosides in severe sepsis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (15), 1553-4
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WHO defined daily doses versus hospital-adjusted defined daily doses: impact on results of antibiotic use surveillance
J Antimicrob Chemother, 68 (12), 2940-7
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Discrepant coagulation profile in HIV infection: elevated D-dimer but impaired platelet aggregation and clot initiation
AIDS, 27 (17), 2749-58
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S. haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: a cross-sectional study of children in South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 7 (3), e2104
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Acute and potentially life-threatening tropical diseases in western travelers--a GeoSentinel multicenter study, 1996-2011
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 88 (2), 397-404
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Pathologic mucosal blood vessels in active female genital schistosomiasis: new aspects of a neglected tropical disease
Int J Gynecol Pathol, 32 (1), 137-40
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CD147 in regulatory T cells
Cell Immunol, 282 (1), 17-20
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Boosters of a therapeutic HIV-1 vaccine induce divergent T cell responses related to regulatory mechanisms
Vaccine, 31 (41), 4611-8
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Proinflammatory and immunoregulatory roles of eicosanoids in T cells
Front Immunol, 4, 130
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Outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Norway, October to November 2013
Eurosurveillance, 18 (45), 2-5 -
Outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Norway, October to November 2013
Euro Surveill, 18 (45), 20630
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Natural history of HIV-control since seroconversion
AIDS, 27 (15), 2451-60
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Markers of microbial translocation predict hypertension in HIV-infected individuals
HIV Med, 14 (6), 354-61
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Cost-effectiveness of a community-based intervention for reducing the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and HIV in Africa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110 (19), 7952-7
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Microbial translocation in HIV infection is associated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and risk of myocardial infarction
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 64 (5), 425-33
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Cell signalling analyses in the functional genomics era
N Biotechnol, 30 (3), 333-8
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The RIAD peptidomimetic inhibits HIV-1 replication in humanized NSG mice
Eur J Clin Invest, 44 (2), 146-52
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Quantitative profiling of tyrosine phosphorylation revealed changes in the activity of the T cell receptor signaling pathway upon cisplatin-induced apoptosis
J Proteomics, 91, 344-57
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Plasma lipopolysaccharide is closely associated with glycemic control and abdominal obesity: evidence from bariatric surgery
Diabetes Care, 36 (11), 3627-32
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Primary toxoplasmosis with critical illness and multi-organ failure in an immunocompetent young man
Scand J Infect Dis, 46 (1), 58-62
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Bayesian estimation of HIV-1 dynamics in vivo
Math Med Biol, 32 (1), 38-55
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The autoimmune-predisposing variant of lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase favors T helper 1 responses
Hum Immunol, 74 (5), 574-85
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Prospective European-wide multicentre study on a blood based real-time PCR for the diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis
BMC Infect Dis, 13, 55
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Antibiotic resistance in hospitals: a ward-specific random effect model in a low antibiotic consumption environment
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[Malaria treatment--herbal therapy in new clothes]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (6), 614
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Cytomegalovirus viremia in dried blood spots is associated with an increased risk of death in HIV-infected patients: a cohort study from rural Tanzania
Int J Infect Dis, 16 (12), e879-85
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A study of blood transfusion services at a district hospital in Malawi
Vox Sang, 104 (1), 37-45
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Serum levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin are associated with microalbuminuria in HIV-infected patients
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 59 (2), e24-5
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Enhanced levels of CCL19 in patients with advanced acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Clin Exp Immunol, 167 (3), 492-8
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Personal protective equipment management and policies: European Network for Highly Infectious Diseases data from 48 isolation facilities in 16 European countries
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 33 (10), 1008-16
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Infectious diseases among travellers and migrants in Europe, EuroTravNet 2010
Eurosurveillance, 17 (26), 20205-26 -
Infectious diseases among travellers and migrants in Europe, EuroTravNet 2010
Euro Surveill, 17 (26)
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Modulation of proximal signaling in normal and transformed B cells by transmembrane adapter Cbp/PAG
Exp Cell Res, 318 (14), 1611-9
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A review of female genital schistosomiasis
Trends Parasitol, 28 (2), 58-65
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Intradermal vaccination of HIV-infected patients with short HIV Gag p24-like peptides induces CD4 + and CD8 + T cell responses lasting more than seven years
Scand J Infect Dis, 44 (8), 566-72
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Immunovirologic control 24 months after interruption of antiretroviral therapy initiated close to HIV seroconversion
Arch Intern Med, 172 (16), 1252-5
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Hypertension and antihypertensive treatment in HIV-infected individuals. A longitudinal cohort study
Blood Press, 21 (5), 311-9
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Low nadir CD4 cell count predicts sustained hypertension in HIV-infected individuals
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 15 (2), 101-6
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Impact of HMGB1/TLR Ligand Complexes on HIV-1 Replication: Possible Role for Flagellin during HIV-1 Infection
Int J Microbiol, 2012, 263836
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High levels of HMGB1 in plasma may be due to ex vivo cell necrosis
Anticancer Res, 32 (9), 4067-9
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Interleukin-33 drives a proinflammatory endothelial activation that selectively targets nonquiescent cells
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 33 (2), e47-55
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Infectious encephalitis: a description of a Norwegian cohort
Scand J Infect Dis, 45 (3), 179-85
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External validation of the bilirubin-atazanavir nomogram for assessment of atazanavir plasma exposure in HIV-1-infected patients
AAPS J, 15 (2), 308-15
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Creating order from chaos: cellular regulation by kinase anchoring
Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol, 53, 187-210
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Circulating levels of HMGB1 are correlated strongly with MD2 in HIV-infection: possible implication for TLR4-signalling and chronic immune activation
Innate Immun, 19 (3), 290-7
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Major differences in assisted reproductive treatments offered to HIV-1 infected patients in the Nordic countries
Scand J Infect Dis, 44 (5), 402-4
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Publications 2011
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Excessive innate immune response and mutant D222G/N in severe A (H1N1) pandemic influenza
J Infect, 63 (4), 308-16
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Hospitalised patients with suspected 2009 H1N1 influenza A in a hospital in Norway, July - December 2009
BMC Infect Dis, 11, 75
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[Did vaccines and hygiene recommendations affect the pandemic?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (7), 662
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0318, PubMed 21494288 -
Is secretion of tumour-specific antigen important for cancer eradication by CD4(+) T cells?--Implications for cancer immunotherapy by adoptive T cell transfer
Scand J Immunol, 73 (6), 527-30
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Antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes in an area with low prevalence of antibiotic resistance: compliance with national guidelines
Scand J Prim Health Care, 30 (1), 10-5
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Increased antibiotic use in Norwegian hospitals despite a low antibiotic resistance rate
J Antimicrob Chemother, 66 (11), 2643-6
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Pharmacy sales data versus ward stock accounting for the surveillance of broad-spectrum antibiotic use in hospitals
BMC Med Res Methodol, 11, 166
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Two Norwegian patients with melioidosis presenting with bacteraemia and splenic and prostatic abscesses
J Travel Med, 18 (6), 418-21
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Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital-author's response
J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 66 (4), 957-958
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Are men the losers of the antiretroviral treatment scale-up?
AIDS, 25 (9), 1225-6
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Antiretroviral treatment reverses HIV-associated anemia in rural Tanzania
BMC Infect Dis, 11, 190
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HIV target cells in Schistosoma haematobium-infected female genital mucosa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 85 (6), 1060-4
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Increased vascularity in cervicovaginal mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium infection
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 5 (6), e1170
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p24 antigen detection on dried blood spots is a feasible and reliable test for infant HIV infection in rural Tanzania
Int J STD AIDS, 22 (12), 719-21
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Delayed-type hypersensitivity responses to HIV Gag p24 relate to clinical outcome after peptide-based therapeutic immunization for chronic HIV infection
APMIS, 120 (3), 204-9
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Travel-related imported infections in Europe, EuroTravNet 2009
Clin Microbiol Infect, 18 (5), 468-74
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03596.x, PubMed 21848975 -
An exploratory trial of cyclooxygenase type 2 inhibitor in HIV-1 infection: downregulated immune activation and improved T cell-dependent vaccine responses
J Virol, 85 (13), 6557-66
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Bilirubin-a potential marker of drug exposure in atazanavir-based antiretroviral therapy
AAPS J, 13 (4), 598-605
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Non-linear mixed effects modeling of antiretroviral drug response after administration of lopinavir, atazanavir and efavirenz containing regimens to treatment-naïve HIV-1 infected patients
J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn, 38 (6), 727-42
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The Norwegian experience with penicillin G plus an aminoglycoside as initial empiric therapy in febrile neutropenia; a review
Acta Oncol, 51 (4), 433-40
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The mild inflammatory response in febrile neutropenic lymphoma patients with low risk of complications is more pronounced in patients receiving tobramycin once daily compared with three times daily
Scand J Immunol, 74 (6), 632-9
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[The fight against HIV--two scenarios]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (23), 2331
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High mobility group box protein-1 in HIV-1 infection
Curr HIV Res, 9 (1), 6-10
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The hepatitis C epidemic among HIV-positive MSM: incidence estimates from 1990 to 2007
AIDS, 25 (8), 1083-91
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Publications 2010
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Osteoprotegrin and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 are associated with microalbuminuria in nontreated HIV-infected patients
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 53 (3), 419-20
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The incidence of malaria in travellers to South-East Asia: is local malaria transmission a useful risk indicator?
Malar J, 9, 266
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Use of antibiotics gives cause for concern
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (20), 2010
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[A woman with known anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (4), 385-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0464, PubMed 20220864 -
Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital
J Antimicrob Chemother, 65 (9), 1996-2000
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Differential effects of efavirenz, lopinavir/r, and atazanavir/r on the initial viral decay rate in treatment naïve HIV-1-infected patients
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 26 (5), 533-40
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Travel and migration associated infectious diseases morbidity in Europe, 2008
BMC Infect Dis, 10, 330
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Amnesia following herpes simplex encephalitis: diffusion-tensor imaging uncovers reduced integrity of normal-appearing white matter
Radiology, 257 (3), 774-81
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["Look to Norway"--but for how long?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (15), 1484-6
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[Syphilis and blood transfusion]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (8), 839-41
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0188, PubMed 20418930 -
Quantification of HIV-1 RNA on dried blood spots
AIDS, 24 (3), 475-6
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Dried blood spots in HIV monitoring: applications in resource-limited settings
Bioanalysis, 2 (11), 1893-908
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HIV-1 drug resistance testing from dried blood spots collected in rural Tanzania using the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System
J Antimicrob Chemother, 66 (2), 260-4
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HIV type-1 drug resistance testing on dried blood spots is feasible and reliable in patients who fail antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania
Antivir Ther, 15 (7), 1003-9
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The first community-based report on the effect of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection on female fertility
Fertil Steril, 94 (4), 1551-1553
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The effects of genital schistosoma haematobium on human papillomavirus and the development of cervical neoplasia after five years in a Zimbabwean population
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 31 (2), 169-73
PubMed 20527233 -
Low frequency of amino acid alterations following therapeutic immunization with HIV-1 Gag p24-like peptides
AIDS, 24 (17), 2609-18
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Effect of HIV duration on ambulatory blood pressure in HIV-infected individuals with high office blood pressure
Blood Press, 19 (3), 188-95
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Health risks in travelers to South Africa: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 82 (6), 991-5
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0198, PubMed 20519590 -
[A fifth plasmodium that can cause malaria]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (3), 282-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0554, PubMed 20160773 -
Combined Env- and Gag-specific T cell responses in relation to programmed death-1 receptor and CD4 T cell loss rates in human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection
Clin Exp Immunol, 161 (2), 315-23
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Can treatment delay be utilized as a key variable for monitoring the pool of infectious tuberculosis in a population?
J Infect Dev Ctries, 4 (2), 83-90
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[The battle against HIV can be won, but there is not enough money!]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (16), 1599-600
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[A step in the right direction]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (22), 2223
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Elevated plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide and high mobility group box-1 protein are associated with high viral load in HIV-1 infection: reduction by 2-year antiretroviral therapy
AIDS, 24 (11), 1733-7
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Association between smoking and presence of mycoplasma pneumoniae in circulating leukocytes
Swiss Med Wkly, 140, w13105
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Publications 2009
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Gastro-intestinal symptoms associated with intense Schistosoma mansoni infection affect class-attentiveness of schoolchildren in Ethiopia
Acta Trop, 110 (1), 52-6
DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.01.007, PubMed 19283896 -
[An underestimated throat bacteria]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (17), 1756
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Evidence of protective effect of BCG vaccination in persons at low risk of tuberculosis in Nordic countries
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 13 (4), 440-5
PubMed 19335948 -
Rate of accumulation of thymidine analogue mutations in patients continuing to receive virologically failing regimens containing zidovudine or stavudine: implications for antiretroviral therapy programs in resource-limited settings
J Infect Dis, 200 (5), 687-97
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Management of patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3: comments on updated American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases practice guidelines
Hepatology, 50 (1), 323; author reply 324-5
DOI 10.1002/hep.23038, PubMed 19554545 -
Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis patients at the time of diagnosis and following chemotherapy
BMC Infect Dis, 9, 100
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-100, PubMed 19558655 -
Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009
Euro Surveill, 14 (36)
PubMed 19758542 -
[Disease caused by the new influenza A(H1N1) virus]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (17), 1736-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0748, PubMed 19756053 -
Africa's 32 cents solution for HIV/AIDS
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 3 (5), e430
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Multicenter GeoSentinel analysis of rickettsial diseases in international travelers, 1996-2008
Emerg Infect Dis, 15 (11), 1791-8
DOI 10.3201/eid1511.090677, PubMed 19891867 -
Dried blood spots perform well in viral load monitoring of patients who receive antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
Clin Infect Dis, 49 (6), 976-81
DOI 10.1086/605502, PubMed 19663598 -
Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
BMC Infect Dis, 9, 108
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-108, PubMed 19583845 -
Dried blood spots can expand access to virological monitoring of HIV treatment in resource-limited settings
J Antimicrob Chemother, 64 (6), 1126-9
DOI 10.1093/jac/dkp353, PubMed 19776036 -
The relation between treatment outcome and efavirenz, atazanavir or lopinavir exposure in the NORTHIV trial of treatment-naïve HIV-1 infected patients
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 66 (4), 349-57
DOI 10.1007/s00228-009-0763-z, PubMed 19967342 -
Schistosomiasis PCR in vaginal lavage as an indicator of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81 (6), 1050-5
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0081, PubMed 19996436 -
Overestimation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 load caused by the presence of cells in plasma from plasma preparation tubes
J Clin Microbiol, 47 (7), 2170-4
DOI 10.1128/JCM.00519-09, PubMed 19420166 -
Exploring the feasibility and possible efficacy of mass treatment and education of young females as schistosomiasis influences the HIV epidemic
Arch Gynecol Obstet, 281 (3), 455-60
DOI 10.1007/s00404-009-1108-y, PubMed 19434416 -
Mitochondrial toxicity in HIV-infected patients both off and on antiretroviral treatment: a continuum or distinct underlying mechanisms?
J Antimicrob Chemother, 64 (5), 901-9
DOI 10.1093/jac/dkp316, PubMed 19740910 -
Long term adverse effects related to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors: clinical impact of mitochondrial toxicity
Scand J Infect Dis, 41 (11-12), 808-17
DOI 10.3109/00365540903186181, PubMed 19922062 -
Immunohaematological reference values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adolescent and adults in rural northern Tanzania
BMC Infect Dis, 9, 1
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-1, PubMed 19144106 -
Tracing the HIV-1 subtype B mobility in Europe: a phylogeographic approach
Retrovirology, 6, 49
DOI 10.1186/1742-4690-6-49, PubMed 19457244 -
IL-10 enhances MD-2 and CD14 expression in monocytes and the proteins are increased and correlated in HIV-infected patients
J Immunol, 182 (1), 588-95
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Large particle hyaluronic acid for the treatment of facial lipoatrophy in HIV-positive patients: 3-year follow-up study
HIV Med, 11 (3), 170-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00761.x, PubMed 19780861 -
Interleukin-10-secreting T cells define a suppressive subset within the HIV-1-specific T-cell population
Eur J Immunol, 39 (5), 1280-7
DOI 10.1002/eji.200839002, PubMed 19384871
Publications 2008
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Microalbuminuria associated with indicators of inflammatory activity in an HIV-positive population
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23 (10), 3130-7
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfn236, PubMed 18469311 -
Hypertension in an urban HIV-positive population compared with the general population: influence of combination antiretroviral therapy
J Hypertens, 26 (11), 2126-33
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Association between HIV infection and attenuated diurnal blood pressure rhythm in untreated hypertensive individuals
HIV Med, 10 (1), 44-52
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00655.x, PubMed 19018875 -
Reversibility of schistosomal periportal thickening/fibrosis after praziquantel therapy: a twenty-six month follow-up study in Ethiopia
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 78 (2), 228-34
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.228, PubMed 18256420 -
A controlled intervention study to improve antibiotic use in a Russian paediatric hospital
Int J Antimicrob Agents, 31 (5), 478-83
DOI 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.009, PubMed 18343641 -
Changes in the risk of death after HIV seroconversion compared with mortality in the general population
JAMA, 300 (1), 51-9
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[Treatment of erythema migrans]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (24), 2844
PubMed 19092956 -
[Action against tuberculosis--all has its time]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (24), 2817
PubMed 19092946 -
Tick-borne diseases: tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses in Africa
Infect Dis Clin North Am, 22 (3), 531-44, ix-x
DOI 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.009, PubMed 18755389 -
Pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin for 14 versus 24 weeks in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 and rapid virological response
Hepatology, 47 (1), 35-42
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Relative chemokine and adhesion molecule expression in Mediterranean spotted fever and African tick bite fever
J Infect, 58 (1), 68-75
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.11.008, PubMed 19091423 -
[New guidelines for antibiotic use in primary health care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (20), 2330-4
PubMed 19096489 -
[First-choice treatment for erythema migrans is still penicillin]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (15), 1681; author reply 1681
PubMed 18704139 -
AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma: a Norwegian national survey 1989-2003
BMC Cancer, 8, 225
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-8-225, PubMed 18684320 -
PD-1 predicts CD4 loss rate in chronic HIV-1 infection better than HIV RNA and CD38 but not in cryopreserved samples
Curr HIV Res, 6 (1), 49-58
DOI 10.2174/157016208783571955, PubMed 18288975 -
European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia
Euro Surveill, 13 (51)
PubMed 19094917 -
Predictors of mortality in HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in a rural hospital in Tanzania
BMC Infect Dis, 8, 52
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-8-52, PubMed 18430196 -
CYP3A induction and inhibition by different antiretroviral regimens reflected by changes in plasma 4beta-hydroxycholesterol levels
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 64 (8), 775-81
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Indicators of anaemia in under-fives with malaria at a hospital in northern Cameroon
West Afr J Med, 27 (1), 7-12
PubMed 18689296 -
Female genital schistosomiasis--a differential diagnosis to sexually transmitted disease: genital itch and vaginal discharge as indicators of genital Schistosoma haematobium morbidity in a cross-sectional study in endemic rural Zimbabwe
Trop Med Int Health, 13 (12), 1509-17
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02161.x, PubMed 19055625 -
Prevention of gynecologic contact bleeding and genital sandy patches by childhood anti-schistosomal treatment
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 79 (1), 79-83
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.79, PubMed 18606767 -
Vaccination as teenagers against meningococcal disease and the risk of the chronic fatigue syndrome
Vaccine, 27 (1), 23-7
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Severe malaria and artesunate treatment, Norway
Emerg Infect Dis, 14 (11), 1816-8
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Distinct mechanisms for mitochondrial DNA loss in T and B lymphocytes from HIV-infected patients exposed to nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors and those naive to antiretroviral treatment
J Infect Dis, 198 (10), 1474-81
DOI 10.1086/592713, PubMed 18851688 -
Proceedings of a joint meeting between the Norwegian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oslo, 20 June 2008
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 103 (4), 321-4
DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.11.010, PubMed 19111872 -
Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural northern Tanzania
BMC Public Health, 8, 341
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[Penicillin and aminoglycoside in febrile neutropenia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (23), 2738-40
PubMed 19079423
Publications 2007
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The low and declining risk of malaria in travellers to Latin America: is there still an indication for chemoprophylaxis?
Malar J, 6, 114
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-6-114, PubMed 17716367 -
Reduced serum concentrations of retinol and alpha-tocopherol and high concentrations of hydroperoxides are associated with community levels of S. mansoni infection and schistosomal periportal fibrosis in Ethiopian school children
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 76 (5), 943-9
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.943, PubMed 17488920 -
Intensity of Schistosoma mansoni, hepatitis B, age, and sex predict levels of hepatic periportal thickening/fibrosis (PPT/F): a large-scale community-based study in Ethiopia
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 77 (6), 1079-86
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1079, PubMed 18165526 -
CMV quantitative PCR in the diagnosis of CMV disease in patients with HIV-infection - a retrospective autopsy based study
BMC Infect Dis, 7, 127
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-7-127, PubMed 17986346 -
Hyaluronic acid treatment of facial fat atrophy in HIV-positive patients
HIV Med, 8 (8), 475-82
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00494.x, PubMed 17944679 -
Incidence rates and causes of cirrhosis in a Norwegian population
Scand J Gastroenterol, 42 (12), 1501-8
DOI 10.1080/00365520701478014, PubMed 17852839 -
Fatal subarachnoidal haemorrhage in a Norwegian traveller with dengue virus infection
Scand J Infect Dis, 39 (3), 272-4
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Extensive hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans in Norwegian travellers to the tropics
Travel Med Infect Dis, 6 (1-2), 45-7
DOI 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.09.043, PubMed 18342274 -
Brucellar mastitis: presentation of a case and review of the literature
Int J Infect Dis, 12 (1), 98-100
DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.03.007, PubMed 17537662 -
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in B-cell lymphoma patients treated with the rituximab-CHOEP-14 regimen
Haematologica, 92 (1), 139-40
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Hepatitis C treatment of opioid dependants receiving maintenance treatment: results of a Norwegian pilot study
Eur Addict Res, 13 (4), 216-21
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Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding caused by endometrial tuberculosis
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 86 (5), 631-2
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Insulin resistance is affected by increased levels of plasma lactate but not mitochondrial alterations in skeletal muscle in NRTI-exposed HIV-infected patients
HIV Clin Trials, 8 (5), 345-53
DOI 10.1310/hct0805-345, PubMed 17956836 -
HIV related and non-HIV related mortality before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Norway compared to the general population
Scand J Infect Dis, 39 (1), 51-7
DOI 10.1080/00365540600904779, PubMed 17366013 -
Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Sunamganj District of Bangladesh
Scand J Infect Dis, 39 (2), 142-5
DOI 10.1080/00365540600951242, PubMed 17366031 -
Tobramycin once versus three times daily, given with penicillin G, to febrile neutropenic cancer patients in Norway: a prospective, randomized, multicentre trial
J Antimicrob Chemother, 59 (4), 711-7
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Should hepatitis B vaccination be introduced into childhood immunisation programmes in northern Europe?
Lancet Infect Dis, 7 (6), 410-9
DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70136-6, PubMed 17521594
Publications 2006
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Cardiovascular risk in patients with HIV Infection: impact of antiretroviral therapy
Drugs, 66 (15), 1971-87
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Important differences in components of the metabolic syndrome between HIV-patients with and without highly active antiretroviral therapy and healthy controls
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (8), 682-9
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Large scale evaluation of WHO's ultrasonographic staging system of schistosomal periportal fibrosis in Ethiopia
Trop Med Int Health, 11 (8), 1286-94
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01665.x, PubMed 16903891 -
[Tularemia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (8), 1034
PubMed 16619059 -
[HIV/AIDS--from lethal syndrome to chronic disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (23), 3121-4
PubMed 17160119 -
Increased levels of soluble CD40L in African tick bite fever: possible involvement of TLRs in the pathogenic interaction between Rickettsia africae, endothelial cells, and platelets
J Immunol, 177 (4), 2699-706
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Drug addiction in hepatitis C patients leads to a lower quality of life
Nord J Psychiatry, 60 (2), 157-61
DOI 10.1080/08039480600583639, PubMed 16635936 -
Combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine for tetanus-prone wound management in adults
Eur J Emerg Med, 13 (2), 67-71
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Sub-acute neuropathy in patients with African tick bite fever
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (2), 114-8
DOI 10.1080/00365540500321579, PubMed 16449002 -
Scrub typhus imported to Scandinavia
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (3), 200-2
DOI 10.1080/00365540500277342, PubMed 16500780 -
Genital schistosomiasis in women: a clinical 12-month in vivo study following treatment with praziquantel
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 100 (8), 740-52
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Association between genital schistosomiasis and HIV in rural Zimbabwean women
AIDS, 20 (4), 593-600
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[Immunopathogenesis and therapeutic immunization in HIV-infection]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (23), 3112-6
PubMed 17160117 -
Long-term HIV-specific responses and delayed resumption of antiretroviral therapy after peptide immunization targeting dendritic cells
AIDS, 20 (4), 627-30
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Immune modulatory effects of cyclooxygenase type 2 inhibitors in HIV patients on combination antiretroviral treatment
AIDS, 20 (6), 813-20
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A rapid real-time PCR assay for determination of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 2 and 3a
J Viral Hepat, 13 (4), 222-9
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Mitochondrial (mt)DNA changes in tissue may not be reflected by depletion of mtDNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in HIV-infected patients
Antivir Ther, 11 (5), 601-8
PubMed 16964828 -
Depletion of mitochondrial DNA copies/cell in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in HIV-1-infected treatment-naïve patients
HIV Med, 7 (1), 53-8
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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in a rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter?
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 101 (5), 433-8
DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.008, PubMed 17064746 -
[Histoplasmosis among travellers to Central America]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (21), 2838-42
PubMed 17086244 -
Serum concentrations of protease inhibitors as predictors of HIV-related clinical events in patients on antiretroviral therapy
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (8), 650-3
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Can efavirenz be taken in the morning?
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (11-12), 1089-91
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Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh
Scand J Infect Dis, 38 (8), 593-6
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The calculated genetic barrier for antiretroviral drug resistance substitutions is largely similar for different HIV-1 subtypes
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 41 (3), 352-60
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Efficacy and safety of linezolid in multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)--a report of ten cases
J Infect, 52 (2), 92-6
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Publications 2005
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Immune reconstitution after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: the impact of stem cell source and graft-versus-host disease
Haematologica, 90 (1), 86-93
PubMed 15642674 -
Lipoatrophic men 44 months after the diagnosis of lipoatrophy are less lipoatrophic but more hypertensive
HIV Med, 6 (4), 260-7
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Outbreak of community-acquired legionnaires disease in southeast Norway, May 2005
Euro Surveill, 10 (5), E050526.1
PubMed 16770016 -
Is ritonavir boosting associated with gout?
Int J STD AIDS, 16 (5), 362-4
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Treatment outcome of new culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Norway
BMC Public Health, 5, 14
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Fascioliasis imported to Norway
Scand J Infect Dis, 37 (6-7), 534-7
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Repellent efficacy of four commercial DEET lotions against Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae), the principal vector of Rickettsia africae in southern Africa
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 99 (9), 708-11
DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.01.006, PubMed 15993907 -
Herpes simplex virus type 2 prevalence of epidemic proportions in rural Zimbabwean women: association with other sexually transmitted infections
Arch Gynecol Obstet, 272 (1), 67-73
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Simple clinical manifestations of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 72 (3), 311-9
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Reduced viral burden amongst high responder patients following HIV-1 p24 peptide-based therapeutic immunization
Vaccine, 23 (31), 4011-5
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Divergent in vitro and in vivo correlates of HIV-specific T-cell responses during onset of HIV viraemia
AIDS, 19 (6), 563-7
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Disseminated and chronic Lyme borreliosis in Norway, 1995 - 2004
Euro Surveill, 10 (10), 235-8
PubMed 16282646 -
Multiple antigen concentrations in delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) and response diversity during and after immunization with a peptide-based HIV-1 immunotherapy candidate (Vacc-4x)
Vaccine, 24 (10), 1543-50
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Invasive fungal infections at The Norwegian Radium Hospital 1998-2003
Scand J Infect Dis, 37 (8), 585-589
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Prevalence of drug-resistant HIV-1 variants in untreated individuals in Europe: implications for clinical management
J Infect Dis, 192 (6), 958-66
DOI 10.1086/432916, PubMed 16107947
Publications 2004
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Body composition changes in 308 Norwegian HIV-positive patients
Scand J Infect Dis, 36 (3), 186-91
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Elevated Framingham risk score in HIV-positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy: results from a Norwegian study of 721 subjects
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 23 (8), 625-30
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Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe
Clin Microbiol Infect, 10 (12), 1108-32
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Human papillomavirus in a rural community in Zimbabwe: the impact of HIV co-infection on HPV genotype distribution
J Med Virol, 73 (3), 481-5
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Productivity preservation through hydraulic propped fractures in the Eldfisk North Sea chalk field
SPE Reserv. Eval. Eng., 7 (2), 105-114
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Treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavarin in HCV infection with genotype 2 or 3 for 14 weeks: a pilot study
Hepatology, 40 (6), 1260-5
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Surveillance of imported infectious diseases in Europe: report from the 4th TropNetEurop workshop
Acta Trop, 91 (1), 47-51
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Comparison of immunofluorescence, Western blotting, and cross-adsorption assays for diagnosis of African tick bite fever
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 11 (4), 786-8
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HLA- and dose-dependent immunogenicity of a peptide-based HIV-1 immunotherapy candidate (Vacc-4x)
AIDS, 18 (14), 1875-83
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Immunoglobulin levels amongst persons with and without human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in Uganda and Norway
Scand J Immunol, 59 (2), 203-8
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Epidemiology and clinical features of vivax malaria imported to Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
Malar J, 3, 5
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Intestinal B cell hyperactivity in AIDS is controlled by highly active antiretroviral therapy
Gut, 53 (4), 487-93
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An algorithm-based genotypic resistance score is associated with clinical outcome in HIV-1-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy
HIV Med, 5 (6), 400-6
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Update on spotted fever group Rickettsiae in South Africa
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 4 (3), 249-60
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Criminality in drug addicts: a follow-up study over 25 years
Eur Addict Res, 10 (2), 49-55
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Rickettsial infections--a threat to travellers?
Curr Opin Infect Dis, 17 (5), 433-7
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[Simplified and not exact about antibiotics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (18), 2397; author reply 2397-8
PubMed 15467814 -
[Cryptococcal meningitis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (1), 28-30
PubMed 14716388
Publications 2003
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Prevalence of hypertension in HIV-positive patients on highly active retroviral therapy (HAART) compared with HAART-naïve and HIV-negative controls: results from a Norwegian study of 721 patients
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 22 (12), 731-6
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Changes in viral load in people with virological failure who remain on the same HAART regimen
Antivir Ther, 8 (2), 127-36
PubMed 12741625 -
Risk factors for drug addiction and its outcome. A follow-up study over 25 years
Nord J Psychiatry, 57 (5), 373-6
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A 25-year follow-up study of drug addicts hospitalised for acute hepatitis: present and past morbidity
Eur Addict Res, 9 (2), 80-6
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Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
J Travel Med, 10 (3), 164-9
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Sequential changes in hematologic and biochemical parameters in African tick bite fever
Clin Microbiol Infect, 9 (7), 678-83
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African tick bite fever
Lancet Infect Dis, 3 (9), 557-64
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African tick bite fever in travelers to rural sub-Equatorial Africa
Clin Infect Dis, 36 (11), 1411-7
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Systemic inflammatory responses in African tick-bite fever
J Infect Dis, 187 (8), 1332-6
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Folate in eggs and developing larvae of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.
Aquac. Nutr., 9 (3), 185-188
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Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area
Parasite Immunol, 25 (11-12), 581-8
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Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria in European patients: observations from TropNetEurop and SIMPID Surveillance Data
Clin Infect Dis, 36 (8), 990-5
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Prognostic value of changes in CD4 count and HIV RNA during the first six months on highly active antiretroviral therapy in chronic human immunodeficiency virus infection
Scand J Infect Dis, 35 (6-7), 383-8
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Repellent efficacy of DEET and KBR 3023 against Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae)
J Med Entomol, 40 (2), 245-8
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Publications 2002
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Changes over calendar time in the risk of specific first AIDS-defining events following HIV seroconversion, adjusting for competing risks
Int J Epidemiol, 31 (5), 951-8
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[Treatment of chronic hepatitis C]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (9), 926-8
PubMed 12082838 -
[Are too many antibiotics prescribed to Norwegian children?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (28), 2690
PubMed 12523084 -
Effect of combined interferon-alpha induction therapy and ribavirin on chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a randomized multicentre study
Scand J Gastroenterol, 37 (2), 226-32
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Effect of interferon-alpha induction therapy on genotype 2b/3a and low viral load hepatitis C virus infection. A randomized multicentre study
Scand J Gastroenterol, 37 (3), 344-9
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CMV disease in AIDS patients: incidence of CMV disease and relation to survival in a population-based study from Oslo
Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (1), 50-5
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[Mother-to-child transmission of HIV]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (11), 1143; author reply 1143
PubMed 12043061 -
Thyroid dysfunction during treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha: no association with either interferon dosage or efficacy of therapy
J Intern Med, 251 (5), 400-6
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Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in injecting drug users: 5 years' follow-up
Eur Addict Res, 8 (1), 45-9
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Raised serum ferritin predicts non-response to interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection
Liver, 22 (3), 269-75
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Early psychomotor slowing predicts the development of HIV dementia and autopsy-verified HIV encephalitis
Acta Neurol Scand, 105 (4), 270-5
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2002.9o188.x, PubMed 12004769 -
Kinetics of antibody responses in Rickettsia africae and Rickettsia conorii infections
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 9 (2), 324-8
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Hepatitis B virus infection in drug addicts: no acute fatalities, no chronicity and could have benefits
APMIS, 110 (9), 620-4
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Occurrence and clinical presentation of systemic pneumococcal infections in an unselected population in Oslo, Norway, between 1993 and 1997
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 21 (6), 465-7
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Epidemiology and clinical features of imported dengue fever in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop
Clin Infect Dis, 35 (9), 1047-52
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Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia africae infection in Norwegian travellers to rural Africa
Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (2), 93-6
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Do HIV-seropositive patients become colonised with drug-resistant microorganisms?
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 21 (12), 856-63
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Association of virus load, CD4 cell count, and treatment with clinical progression in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with very low CD4 cell counts
J Infect Dis, 186 (2), 189-97
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[African trypanosomiasis--a rare imported disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (1), 33-4
PubMed 11851292 -
[Severe falciparum malaria treated with exchange transfusion]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (10), 999-1001
PubMed 12082710 -
Psoas abscess diagnosed at a Northern university hospital
Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (11), 848-51
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A search for optimal criteria in initiating antiretroviral therapy in chronic human immunodeficiency virus infection focusing on CD4 count and HIV RNA
Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (12), 910-7
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Cytomegalovirus DNA concentration in plasma predicts development of cytomegalovirus disease in kidney transplant recipients
Clin Microbiol Infect, 8 (7), 431-4
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[Local and global environmental medicine--assessment by Norwegian physicians]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (13), 1285-9
PubMed 12098923 -
Educational intervention for parents and healthcare providers leads to reduced antibiotic use in acute otitis media
Scand J Infect Dis, 34 (9), 657-9
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[A young, stuporous and afebrile man with icterus and nosebleed]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (6), 619-23
PubMed 11998715 -
[Use of systemic antibiotics in a Norwegian nursing home]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (24), 2376-8
PubMed 12448254
Publications 2001
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[Import of resistant bacteria]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (2), 156
PubMed 11475187 -
[A woman with Addison's disease and a bump on the neck]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (10), 1259, 1261
PubMed 11402756 -
Death rates and causes of death in cohorts of serum hepatitis patients followed up for more than 20 years
Epidemiol Infect, 126 (1), 89-96
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Dementia in AIDS patients in Oslo; the role of HIV encephalitis and CMV encephalitis
Scand J Infect Dis, 33 (10), 755-8
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Clinical outcome among HIV-infected patients starting saquinavir hard gel compared to ritonavir or indinavir
AIDS, 15 (8), 999-1008
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The influence of physical and mental training on plasma beta-endorphin level and pain perception after intensive physical exercise
Stress Health, 17 (2), 121-127
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[Tick-borne encephalitis in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (7), 807-9
PubMed 11301704 -
[Antiviral therapy of HIV infection in adults]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (29), 3414-20
PubMed 11826789 -
[Tuberculosis among HIV-infected persons in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (29), 3425-30
PubMed 11826791 -
Varicella infection in a renal transplant recipient associated with abdominal pain, hepatitis, and glomerulonephritis
Scand J Urol Nephrol, 35 (4), 330-3
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Rickettsia africae, a tick-borne pathogen in travelers to sub-Saharan Africa
N Engl J Med, 344 (20), 1504-10
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[Two cases of pneumococcal pericarditis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (15), 1801-3
PubMed 11464685 -
Influence of age on CD4 cell recovery in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: evidence from the EuroSIDA study
J Infect Dis, 183 (8), 1290-4
DOI 10.1086/319678, PubMed 11262215
Publications 2000
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[Non-practical guidelines?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (26), 3196
PubMed 11109372 -
Bioactive cytidine deaminase, an inhibitor of granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming cells, is massively released in fulminant meningococcal sepsis
J Infect Dis, 182 (6), 1784-7
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Early changes in peripheral blood T cell subsets induced by antiretroviral treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-1 positive individuals
Scand J Immunol, 51 (2), 195-201
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Difficulties in diagnosing Brucella spondylitis
Scand J Infect Dis, 32 (4), 425-6
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Intersubtype recombinant HIV type 1 involving HIV-MAL-like and subtype H-like sequence in four Norwegian cases
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 16 (1), 49-58
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Association between apolipoprotein E genotypes and cancer risk in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Cancer Detect Prev, 24 (5), 496-9
PubMed 11129992 -
[Intraspinal infections in patients treated with epidural analgesia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (20), 2403-6
PubMed 11475225 -
Water-soluble vitamins in natural plankton (copepods) during two consecutive spring blooms compared to vitamins in Artemia franciscana nauplii and metanauplii
Mar. Biol., 136 (5), 765-772
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Slowed reaction time in HIV-1-infected patients without AIDS
Acta Neurol Scand, 102 (3), 169-74
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Erythromelalgia in a patient with AIDS
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 14 (6), 498-500
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Effect of algal addition on stability of fatty acids and some water-soluble vitamins in juvenile Artemia franciscana
Aquac. Nutr., 6 (4), 263-273
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Injectional anthrax in a heroin skin-popper
Lancet, 356 (9241), 1574-5
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[Falciparum malaria in Oslo and Akerhus]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (14), 1658-60
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Human intestinal endothelium shows high susceptibility to cytomegalovirus and altered expression of adhesion molecules after infection
Scand J Immunol, 51 (4), 354-60
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Nitric oxide indices in human septic shock
Crit Care Med, 28 (8), 2779-85
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