Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Witsø, Eivind"
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2018 international consensus meeting on musculoskeletal infection: Summary from the biofilm workgroup and consensus on biofilm related musculoskeletal infections
Saeed, Kordo; McLaren, Alex C; Schwarz, Edward M; Antoci, Valentin; Arnold, William V; Chen, Antonia F; Clauss, Martin; Esteban, Jaime; Gant, Vanya; Hendershot, Edward; Hickok, Noreen; Higuera, Carlos A; Coraca-Huber, Debora C; Choe, Hyonmin; Jennings, Jessica A; Joshi, Manjari; Li, William T; Noble, Philip C; Phillips, K Scott; Pottinger, Paul S; Restrepo, Camilo; Rohde, Holger; Schaer, Thomas P; Shen, Hao; Smeltzer, Mark; Stoodley, Paul; Webb, Jason C J; Witsø, Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Biofilm-associated implant-related bone and joint infections are clinically important due to the extensive morbidity, cost of care and socioeconomic burden that they cause. Research in the field of biofilms has expanded ... -
Establishment of an in vivo rat model for chronic musculoskeletal implant infection
Witsø, Eivind; Hoang, Linh; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The aim of the study was to establish an experimental chronic musculoskeletal infection model in vivo characterized by (a) a small bacterial inoculum, (b) no general or local signs of infection, (c) several ... -
Highly variable effect of sonication to dislodge biofilm-embedded Staphylococcus epidermidis directly quantified by epifluorescence microscopy: an in vitro model study
Sandbakken, Erik Thorvaldsen; Witsø, Eivind; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Egeberg, Kjartan Wøllo; Foss, Olav A.; Hoang, Linh; Bjerkan, Geir; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background In cases of prosthetic joint infections, culture of sonication fluid can supplement culture of harvested tissue samples for correct microbial diagnosis. However, discrepant results regarding the increased ... -
Novel Peptides Targeting the β-Clamp Rapidly Kill Planktonic and Biofilm Staphylococcus epidermidis Both in vitro and in vivo
Ræder, Synnøve Brandt; Sandbakken, Erik Thorvaldsen; Nepal, Anala; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre; Witsø, Eivind; Otterlei, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat to global health and challenges the way we treat infections. Peptides containing the PCNA interacting motif APIM (APIM-peptides) were recently shown to bind to the bacterial ... -
On the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infections
Bjerkan, Geir (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2016:252, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Forbedret diagnostikk av infeksjoner i løse hofte- og kneproteser. Denne avhandlingen er sammenfatning av mine vitenskapelige undersøkelser omkring diagnostikk av kroniske proteseinfeksjoner hos pasienter med løse kne- ... -
Virus transmission during orthopedic surgery on patients with COVID-19 – a brief narrative review
Basso, Trude; Dale, Håvard; Langvatn, Håkon; Lønne, Greger; Skråmm, Inge; Westberg, Marianne; Wik, Tina Strømdal; Witsø, Eivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and purpose — COVID-19 is among the most impactful pandemics that the society has experienced. Orthopedic surgery involves procedures generating droplets and aerosols and there is concern amongst surgeons that ...