Blar i Institutt for klinisk og molekylær medisin på forfatter "Waagsbø, Bjørn"
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Anbefalingene for antibiotikabehandling av sepsis diskuteres, særlig bruken av aminoglykosider. Utkast til reviderte anbefalinger er lagt ut til åpen høring.
Wæhre, Torgun; Waagsbø, Bjørn; Jordal, Stina; Indrebø, Eirik Müller; Wang, Hege; Akselsen, Per Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Nasjonal faglig retningslinje for antibiotikabruk i sykehus er under oppdatering (1). Så langt er åtte reviderte terapikapitler publisert. Kapittelet med anbefalinger for antibiotikabehandling ved sepsis og mistenkt sepsis ... -
Antimicrobial therapy and adherence to guideline recommendations: Studies on pneumonia and bloodstream infections
Waagsbø, Bjørn (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:98, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Effective antimicrobial therapy are a prerequisite for modern medical treatment in all medical specialties. However, overuse of antimicrobial therapy is considered a driver of antimicrobial resistance, which eventually ... -
Antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia during stewardship efforts and a coronavirus pandemic: an observational study
Waagsbø, Bjørn; Tranung, Morten; Damås, Jan Kristian; Heggelund, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most frequent infection diagnosis in hospitals. Antimicrobial therapy for CAP is depicted in clinical practice guidelines, but adherence data and effect of antibiotic ... -
Bruk av gentamicin som oppstartsantibiotikum ved St. Olavs hospital HF - en prospektiv observasjonsstudie
Andreassen, Vigdis (Master thesis, 2024)Hensikt: Antibiotisk terapi med aminoglykosidet gentamicin i kombinasjon med enkelte betalaktam-antibiotika er anbefalt som standard empirisk oppstartsbehandling ved en rekke infeksjoner, spesielt alvorlige infeksjoner, i ... -
Diagnostic stewardship aiming at expectorated or induced sputum promotes microbial diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia
Waagsbø, Bjørn; Buset, Eva Margrethe; Longva, Jørn-Åge; Bjerke, Merete; Bakkene, Birgitte; Ertesvåg, Anne-Stine; Holmen, Hanne; Nikodojevic, Marko; Tran, To Thy; Christensen, Andreas; Nilsen, Einar; Damås, Jan Kristian; Heggelund, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose Studies on aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) vary in terms of microbial sampling methods, anatomical locations, and laboratory analyses, since no gold standard exists. In this large, multicentre, ... -
Fatty Acids Composition and HIV Infection: Altered Levels of n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Are Associated with Disease Progression
Ueland, Thor; Waagsbø, Bjørn; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Trøseid, Marius; Aukrust, Pål; Damås, Jan Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Fatty acids (FAs) are important regulators of immune responses and innate defense mechanisms. We hypothesized that disturbed FA metabolism could contribute to the progression of HIV infection. Plasma levels of 45 FAs were ... -
High levels of discordant antimicrobial therapy in hospital-acquired bloodstream infections is associated with increased mortality in an intensive care, low antimicrobial resistance setting
Waagsbø, Bjørn; Stuve, Nora; Afset, Jan Egil; Klepstad, Pål; Mo, Skule; Heggelund, Lars; Damås, Jan Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Bloodstream infections (BSI) occur frequently and are associated with severe outcomes. In this study we aimed to investigate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy and ... -
Urinveisinfeksjoner ved St. Olavs hospital HF
Slupphaug, Helle (Master thesis, 2020)Urinveisinfeksjoner (UVI) er blant de vanligste bakterielle infeksjonene og er årsak til en betydelig andel av antibiotikaforbruket i Norge. Over halvparten av alle kvinner vil gjennomgå én eller flere tilfeller av UVI i ...