Publications 2020

Christensen I, Haug JB, Berild D, Bjørnholt JV, Jelsness-Jørgensen LP (2020)
Hospital physicians' experiences with procalcitonin - implications for antimicrobial stewardship; a qualitative study
BMC Infect Dis, 20 (1), 515
DOI 10.1186/s12879-020-05246-6, PubMed 32677903

Ramstad SN, Taxt AM, Naseer U, Wasteson Y, Bjørnholt JV, Brandal LT (2020)
Effects of antimicrobials on Shiga toxin production in high-virulent Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Microb Pathog, 104636 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104636, PubMed 33242644

Publications 2019

Berdal JE, Follin-Arbelet B, Bjørnholt JV (2019)
Experiences from multiplex PCR diagnostics of faeces in hospitalised patients: clinical significance of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and culture negative campylobacter
BMC Infect Dis, 19 (1), 630
DOI 10.1186/s12879-019-4271-1, PubMed 31315581

Di Ruscio F, Guzzetta G, Bjørnholt JV, Leegaard TM, Moen AEF, Merler S, Freiesleben de Blasio B (2019)
Quantifying the transmission dynamics of MRSA in the community and healthcare settings in a low-prevalence country
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 116 (29), 14599-14605
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1900959116, PubMed 31262808

Publications 2018

Dahl C, Stigum H, Valeur J, Iszatt N, Lenters V, Peddada S, Bjørnholt JV, Midtvedt T, Mandal S, Eggesbø M (2018)
Preterm infants have distinct microbiomes not explained by mode of delivery, breastfeeding duration or antibiotic exposure
Int J Epidemiol, 47 (5), 1658-1669
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyy064, PubMed 29688458

Publications 2017

Di Ruscio F, Bjørnholt JV, Larssen KW, Leegaard TM, Moen AE, de Blasio BF (2017)
Epidemiology and spa-type diversity of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community and healthcare settings in Norway
J Hosp Infect, 100 (3), 316-321
DOI 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.12.019, PubMed 29288777

Di Ruscio F, Bjørnholt JV, Leegaard TM, Moen AEF, de Blasio BF (2017)
MRSA infections in Norway: A study of the temporal evolution, 2006-2015
PLoS One, 12 (6), e0179771
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0179771, PubMed 28640901

Johnsen BO, Handal N, Meisal R, Bjørnholt JV, Gaustad P, Leegaard TM (2017)
erm gene distribution among Norwegian Bacteroides isolates and evaluation of phenotypic tests to detect inducible clindamycin resistance in Bacteroides species
Anaerobe, 47, 226-232
DOI 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.06.004, PubMed 28602805

Samuelsen Ø, Overballe-Petersen S, Bjørnholt JV, Brisse S, Doumith M, Woodford N, Hopkins KL, Aasnæs B, Haldorsen B, Sundsfjord A, Norwegian Study Group on CPE (2017)
Molecular and epidemiological characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Norway, 2007 to 2014
PLoS One, 12 (11), e0187832
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0187832, PubMed 29141051

Publications 2016

Bjørnholt J, Kacelnik O, Eriksen HM (2016)
[Re: Cumulative summation in monitoring postoperative wound infections]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (2), 105-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1366, PubMed 26813811

Blomfeldt A, Aamot HV, Eskesen AN, Monecke S, White RA, Leegaard TM, Bjørnholt JV (2016)
DNA microarray analysis of Staphylococcus aureus causing bloodstream infection: bacterial genes associated with mortality?
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 35 (8), 1285-95
DOI 10.1007/s10096-016-2663-3, PubMed 27177754

Blomfeldt A, Eskesen AN, Aamot HV, Leegaard TM, Bjørnholt JV (2016)
Population-based epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: clonal complex 30 genotype is associated with mortality
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 35 (5), 803-13
DOI 10.1007/s10096-016-2601-4, PubMed 26873380

Grøntvedt CA, Elstrøm P, Stegger M, Skov RL, Skytt Andersen P, Larssen KW, Urdahl AM, Angen Ø, Larsen J, Åmdal S, Løtvedt SM, Sunde M, Bjørnholt JV (2016)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Humans and Pigs in Norway: A "One Health" Perspective on Introduction and Transmission
Clin Infect Dis, 63 (11), 1431-1438
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciw552, PubMed 27516381

Mandal S, Godfrey KM, McDonald D, Treuren WV, Bjørnholt JV, Midtvedt T, Moen B, Rudi K, Knight R, Brantsæter AL, Peddada SD, Eggesbø M (2016)
Fat and vitamin intakes during pregnancy have stronger relations with a pro-inflammatory maternal microbiota than does carbohydrate intake
Microbiome, 4 (1), 55
DOI 10.1186/s40168-016-0200-3, PubMed 27756413

Publications 2014

Bentele H, Bergsaker MR, Hauge SH, Bjørnholt JV (2014)
Vaccination coverage for seasonal influenza among residents and health care workers in Norwegian nursing homes during the 2012/13 season, a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, 14, 434
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-434, PubMed 24885662

Berdal JE, Haagensen R, Ranheim T, Bjørnholt JV (2014)
Nosocomial candidemia; risk factors and prognosis revisited; 11 years experience from a Norwegian secondary hospital
PLoS One, 9 (7), e103916
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0103916, PubMed 25079361

Skjeldestad FE, Bjørnholt JV, Gran JM, Erisken HM (2014)
The effect of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines on surgical-site infections associated with cesarean delivery
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 128 (2), 126-30
DOI 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.08.018, PubMed 25456970

Publications 2013

White RA, Bjørnholt JV, Baird DD, Midtvedt T, Harris JR, Pagano M, Hide W, Rudi K, Moen B, Iszatt N, Peddada SD, Eggesbø M (2013)
Novel developmental analyses identify longitudinal patterns of early gut microbiota that affect infant growth
PLoS Comput Biol, 9 (5), e1003042
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003042, PubMed 23671411

Publications 2010

Sandven P, Steinbakk M, Bjørnholt JV (2010)
Anaerob diagnostikk
In Eksterne kvalitetsvurderinger i bakteriologi, mykologi ogparasittologi, Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Divisjon for smittevern, Oslo, nr. 23, 2009, 75 s.
BIBSYS 101722788, ISBN 978-82-8082-422-6

Publications 2006

Berdal JE, Smith-Erichsen N, Bjørnholt JV, Blomfeldt A, Bukholm G (2006)
Does Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization influence morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit patient? Experience from an outbreak caused by contaminated oral swabs
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 50 (9), 1095-102
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01044.x, PubMed 16987339

Publications 2005

Berdal JE, Skråmm I, Mowinckel P, Gulbrandsen P, Bjørnholt JV (2005)
Use of rifampicin and ciprofloxacin combination therapy after surgical debridement in the treatment of early manifestation prosthetic joint infections
Clin Microbiol Infect, 11 (10), 843-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01230.x, PubMed 16153261

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Bjørnholt JV, Gjesdal K, Liestøl K, Erikssen J (2005)
Reasons for terminating an exercise test provide independent prognostic information: 2014 apparently healthy men followed for 26 years
Eur Heart J, 26 (14), 1394-401
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi278, PubMed 15855193

Stavem K, Aaser E, Sandvik L, Bjørnholt JV, Erikssen G, Thaulow E, Erikssen J (2005)
Lung function, smoking and mortality in a 26-year follow-up of healthy middle-aged males
Eur Respir J, 25 (4), 618-25
DOI 10.1183/09031936.05.00008504, PubMed 15802334

Publications 2004

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Bjørnholt JV, Gjesdal K, Thelle D, Erikssen J (2004)
Symptom-limited exercise testing, ST depressions and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in apparently healthy middle-aged men
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 11 (4), 320-7
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000136460.57921.46, PubMed 15292766

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Bjornholt JV, Thelle D, Erikssen J (2004)
Possible angina detected by the WHO angina questionnaire in apparently healthy men with a normal exercise ECG: coronary heart disease or not? A 26 year follow up study
Heart, 90 (6), 627-32
DOI 10.1136/hrt.2003.012542, PubMed 15145862

Erikssen G, Bodegard J, Bjørnholt JV, Liestøl K, Thelle DS, Erikssen J (2004)
Exercise testing of healthy men in a new perspective: from diagnosis to prognosis
Eur Heart J, 25 (11), 978-86
DOI 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.04.009, PubMed 15172470

Yaqub S, Bjørnholt JV, Enger AE (2004)
[Tularemia from a cat bite]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (24), 3197-8
PubMed 15608764

Yaqub S, Bjørnholt JV, Hellum KB, Steinbakk M, Enger AE (2004)
[Bite wound infections]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (24), 3194-6
PubMed 15608763

Publications 2003

Bjørnholt JV, Erikssen G, Kjeldsen SE, Bodegård J, Thaulow E, Erikssen J (2003)
Fasting blood glucose is independently associated with resting and exercise blood pressures and development of elevated blood pressure
J Hypertens, 21 (7), 1383-9
DOI 10.1097/00004872-200307000-00029, PubMed 12817188

Publications 2002

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Sandvik L, Kjeldsen SE, Bjørnholt J, Erikssen JE (2002)
Early versus late morning measurement of blood pressure in healthy men. A potential source of measurement bias?
Blood Press, 11 (6), 366-70
DOI 10.1080/080370502321095339, PubMed 12523680

Publications 2001

Bjørnholt JV, Erikssen G, Liestøl K, Jervell J, Erikssen J, Thaulow E (2001)
Prediction of Type 2 diabetes in healthy middle-aged men with special emphasis on glucose homeostasis. Results from 22.5 years' follow-up
Diabet Med, 18 (4), 261-7
DOI 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2001.00488.x, PubMed 11437855

Publications 2000

Bjørnholt JV, Erikssen G, Liestøl K, Jervell J, Thaulow E, Erikssen J (2000)
Type 2 diabetes and maternal family history: an impact beyond slow glucose removal rate and fasting hyperglycemia in low-risk individuals? Results from 22.5 years of follow-up of healthy nondiabetic men
Diabetes Care, 23 (9), 1255-9
DOI 10.2337/diacare.23.9.1255, PubMed 10977015

Erikssen G, Liestøl K, Bjørnholt JV, Stormorken H, Thaulow E, Erikssen J (2000)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: a possible marker of atherosclerosis and a strong predictor of coronary heart disease mortality
Eur Heart J, 21 (19), 1614-20
DOI 10.1053/euhj.2000.2148, PubMed 10988014

Erikssen G, Liestøl K, Bjørnholt JV, Thaulow E, Erikssen J (2000)
Hypothesis: the recent decline in coronary heart disease mortality--mainly a shift from fatal to non-fatal events?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 34 (5), 468-74
DOI 10.1080/140174300750064620, PubMed 11191936

Publications 1999

Bjørnholt JV, Erikssen G, Aaser E, Sandvik L, Nitter-Hauge S, Jervell J, Erikssen J, Thaulow E (1999)
Fasting blood glucose: an underestimated risk factor for cardiovascular death. Results from a 22-year follow-up of healthy nondiabetic men
Diabetes Care, 22 (1), 45-9
DOI 10.2337/diacare.22.1.45, PubMed 10333902