• Early gut fungal and bacterial microbiota and childhood growth 

      Schei, Kasper; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Avershina, Ekaterina; Rudi, Knut; Øien, Torbjørn; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Underhill, David; Salamati, Saideh; Ødegård, Rønnaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction: Childhood growth is a sensitive marker of health. Animal studies show increased height and weight velocity in the presence of fungal as well as antibiotic supplement in feed. Human studies on early gut ...
    • Risk factors associated with severe disease in respiratory syncytial virus infected children under 5 years of age 

      Havdal, Lise Beier; Bøås, Håkon; Bekkevold, Terese; Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken; Rojahn, Astrid; Størdal, Ketil; Debes, Sara; Døllner, Henrik; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Barstad, Bjørn; Haarr, Elisebet; Vazquez Fernandez, Liliana; Nakstad, Britt; Inchley, Christopher; Flem, Elmira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objective: To evaluate risk factors for severe disease in children under 59 months of age hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Study design: We prospectively enrolled 1,096 cases of laboratory ...