• 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)
    • Increasing Incidences and Clonal Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Nordic Countries - Results From the Nordic MRSA Surveillance 

      Petersen, Andreas; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Gran, Frode Width; Enger, Hege; Hæggman, Sara; Mäkitalo, Barbro; Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn; Lindholm, Laura; Vuopio, Jaana; Henius, Anna Emilie; Nielsen, Jens; Larsen, Anders Rhod (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is notifiable in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The prevalence of MRSA in this region has been low for many years, but all five countries experience increasing ...
    • Outbreak of tularaemia in central Norway, January to March 2011 

      Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Afset, Jan Egil; Heier, Berit Tafjord; Krogh, Truls; Handeland, Kjell; Vikøren, Turid; Bergh, Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      From January to March 2011, 39 cases of tularaemia were diagnosed in three counties in central Norway: 21 cases of oropharyngeal type, 10 cases of glandular/ulceroglandular type, two of respiratory and two of typhoid type. ...
    • Phylogeographical pattern of Francisella tularensis in a nationwide outbreak of tularaemia in Norway, 2011 

      Afset, Jan Egil; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Lärkeryd, A; Sjodin, A; Johansson, A; Forsman, M (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      In 2011, a nationwide outbreak of tularaemia occurred in Norway with 180 recorded cases. It was associated with the largest peak in lemming density seen in 40 years. Francisella tularensis was isolated from 18 patients. ...
    • Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections 

      Dyrhovden, Ruben; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Fløtten, Øystein; Siljan, William Ward; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Bø, Bjørnar; Fardal, Hilde; Grøvan, Fredrik; Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Tilseth, Rune; Hjetland, Reidar; Løes, Sigbjørn Suk; Lindemark, Frode; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Breistein, Rebecca Irene; Kommedal, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background - Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and etiology of such ...
    • Silenced vanA gene cluster on a transferable plasmid cause outbreak of vancomycin variable enterococci 

      Sivertsen, Audun; Pedersen, Torunn Annie; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Radtke, Andreas; Hegstad, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05)
      We report an outbreak of vancomycin-variable vanA+ enterococci (VVE) able to escape phenotypic detection by current guidelines and demonstrate the molecular mechanisms for in vivo switching into vancomycin resistance and ...