• Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii in a twelve-year retrospective study from Norway 

      Grønseth, Stine; Rogne, Tormod; Hannula, Raisa; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    • Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial 

      Barratt-Due, Andreas; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Kåsine, Trine; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Hoel, Hedda Benedicte; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tveita, Anders Aune; Mathiessen, Alexander; Haugli, Mette; Eiken, Ragnhild; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Berg, Åse; Johannessen, Asgeir; Heggelund, Lars; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Pawel, Mielnik; Le, Lan Ai Kieu; Thoresen, Lars; Ernst, Gernot; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Skudal, Hilde Kristin; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Olsen, Roy Bjørkholt; Tholin, Birgitte; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Skei, Nina Vibeche; Tran, Trung; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Andersen, Jan Terje; Hannula, Raisa; Dalgard, Olav; Finbråten, Ane-Kristine; Tonby, Kristian; Blomberg, Bjørn; Aballi, Saad; Fladeby, Cathrine; Steffensen, Anne Katrine; Müller, Fredrik; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Trøseid, Marius; Aukrust, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: New treatment modalities are urgently needed for patients with COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity trial showed no effect of remdesivir or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on mortality, but the ...
    • Hepatitis C outreach project and cross-sectional epidemiology in high-risk populations in Trondheim, Norway 

      Hannula, Raisa; Söderholm, Jonas; Svendsen, Therese; Skaland, Maja; Nordbø, Svein A.; Steinum, Harald; Damås, Jan K. (Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Hepatitis C is highly prevalent among people who use drugs (PWUD), and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic is less characterised in Norway. The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence and treatment ...
    • The impact of age on risk assessment, therapeutic practice and outcome in candidemia 

      Hesstvedt, Liv; Gaustad, Peter; Müller, Fredrik; Andersen, Cecilie Torp; Brunborg, Cathrine; Mylvaganam, Haima; Leiva, Rafael Alexander Mo; Berdal, Jan Erik; Ranheim, Trond Egil; Johnsen, Bjørn Odd; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Grimnes, Gro; Skogen, Vegard; Haarr, Elisebet; Lyngøy, Anita Sandmo; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Hannula, Raisa; Hansen, Bjørn Åsheim; Nordøy, Ingvild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • Leishmaniasis i Norge 

      Muller, Karl Erik; Blomberg, Bjørn; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Jensenius, Mogens; Fladeby, Cathrine; Lier, Tore; Sand, Geir; Hannula, Raisa; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      BAKGRUNN - Leishmaniasis er en sjelden, men potensielt alvorlig tropisk infeksjonssykdom. Norske klinikere er lite kjent med diagnostikk og behandling av denne sykdommen. Formålet med studien var å undersøke forekomst, ...
    • Persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 is associated with high viral load, weak antibody response, and high levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 

      Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Maltzahn, Niklas; Aukrust, Pål; Trøseid, Marius; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Kåsine, Trine; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Haugli, Mette; Blomberg, Bjørn; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Johannessen, Asgeir; Hannula, Raisa; Aballi, Saad; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Eiken, Ragnhild; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Müller, Fredrik; Rivero, Jezabel Rodriguez; Meltzer, Carin; Einvik, Gunnar; Ueland, Thor; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Aaløkken, Trond Mogens; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The association between pulmonary sequelae and markers of disease severity, as well as pro-fibrotic mediators, were studied in 108 patients 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19. The COPD assessment test (CAT-score), ...
    • Respiratory dysfunction three months after severe COVID-19 is associated with gut microbiota alterations 

      Vestad, Beate; Ueland, Thor; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Holm, Kristian; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Kåsine, Trine; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Tonby, Kristian; Hoel, Hedda; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Henriksen, Katerina N.; Tveita, Anders Aune; Manotheepan, Ravinea; Haugli, Mette; Eiken, Ragnhild; Berg, Åse; Halvorsen, Bente; Lekva, Tove; Ranheim, Trine; Michelsen, Annika Elisabeth; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Johannessen, Asgeir; Thoresen, Lars; Skudal, Hilde Kristin; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Olsen, Roy Bjørkholt; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Skei, Nina Vibeche; Hannula, Raisa; Aballi, Saad; Kvåle, Reidar; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Aukrust, Pål; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Trøseid, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background - Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory infection, mounting evidence suggests that the gastrointestinal tract is involved in the disease, with gut barrier dysfunction and gut ...
    • Semiquantitative Real-Time PCR to Distinguish Pneumocystis Pneumonia from Colonization in a Heterogeneous Population of HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients 

      Grønseth, Stine; Rogne, Tormod; Hannula, Raisa; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Pneumocystis jirovecii is a threat to iatrogenically immunosuppressed individuals, a heterogeneous population at rapid growth. We assessed the ability of an in-house semiquantitative real-time PCR assay to discriminate ...