• Durable immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination in home-dwelling old adults 

      Hansen, Lena; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Bansal, Amit; Zhou, Fan; Bredholt, Geir; Onyango, Therese Bredholt; Sandnes, Helene Heitmann; Elyanow, Rebecca; Madsen, Anders; Trieu, Mai Chi; Sævik, Marianne; Søyland, Hanne; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Vahokoski, Juha; Ertesvåg, Nina Urke; Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg; Shafiani, Shahin; Tøndel, Camilla; Chapman, Heidi; Kaplan, Ian; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Langeland, Nina; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objectives Elderly are an understudied, high-risk group vulnerable to severe COVID-19. We comprehensively analyzed the durability of humoral and cellular immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
    • The Performances of Three Commercially Available Assays for the Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 Antibodies at Different Time Points Following SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection 

      Syre, Heidi; Obreque, Marius Eduardo Brå; Dalen, Ingvild; Riis, Åse Garløv; Berg, Åse; Löhr, Iren Høyland; Sundal, Jon; Kleppe, Lars Kåre Selland; Vadla, May Sissel; Lenning, Ole Bernt; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Tøndel, Camilla; Blomberg, Bjørn; Trieu, Mai Chi; Langeland, Nina; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the performances of three commercially available antibody assays for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies at different time points ...
    • Post COVID-19 condition after delta infection and omicron reinfection in children and adolescents 

      Ertesvåg, Nina Urke; Iversen, Arild; Blomberg, Bjørn; Özgümüs, Türküler; Rijal, Pramila; Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Langeland, Nina; Haug, Kjell; Sandnes, Helene Heitmann; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Sævik, Marianne; Brokstad, Christopher James; Kuwelker, Kanika; Heienberg, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The burden of COVID-19 in children and adolescents has increased during the delta and omicron waves, necessitating studies of long-term symptoms such as fatigue, dyspnoea and cognitive problems. Furthermore, ...
    • A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern 

      Ertesvåg, Nina Urke; Xiao, Julie; Zhou, Fan; Ljostveit, Sonja; Sandnes, Helene Heitmann; Lartey, Sarah; Sævik, Marianne; Hansen, Lena; Madsen, Anders; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Tan, Tiong Kit; Rijal, Pramilia; Schimanski, Lisa; Øyen, Siri; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Dunachie, Susanna; Jämsén, Anni; James, William S.; Harding, Adam C.; Harvala, Heli; Nguyen, Dung; Roberts, David; Patel, Monika; Gopal, Robin; Zambon, Maria; Wei, Leiyan; Gilbert-Jaramillo, Javier; Knight, Michael L.; Vaughan-Jackson, Alun; Dupont, Maeva; Lamikanra, Abigail A.; Klennerman, Paul; Townsend, Alain; Tøndel, Camilla; Kuwelker, Kanika; Blomberg, Bjørn; Bredholt, Geir; Onyango, Therese Bredholt; Vahokoski, Juha; Bansal, Amit; Trieu, Mai Chi; Amdam, Håkon; Akselsen, Per Espen; Skorge, Trude Duelien; Okkenhaug, Liv Heiberg; Linchausen, Dagrun Waag; Langeland, Nina; Cox Brokstad, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Evaluation of susceptibility to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) requires rapid screening tests for neutralising antibodies which provide protection. Methods: Firstly, we developed a receptor-binding ...
    • Risk assessment and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers 

      Bansal, Amit; Trieu, Mai Chi; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Madsen, Anders; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Sandnes, Helene Heitmann; Sævik, Marianne; Søyland, Hanne; Hansen, Lena; Onyango, Therese Bredholt; Tøndel, Camilla; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Syre, Heidi; Riis, Åse Garløv; Langeland, Nina; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Preventing infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial for protecting healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we investigated the seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in HCWs in Norway with ...
    • SARS CoV-2 Infection among Health Care Workers from Different Health Care Facilities in Western Norway: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study 

      Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Blomberg, Bjørn; Sævik, Marianne; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Langeland, Nina; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Comparative data on COVID-19 among health care workers (HCWs) in different health care settings are scarce. This study investigated the rates of previous COVID-19 among HCWs in nursing homes, hospitals and a ...
    • Vaccination prevents severe COVID-19 outcome in patients with neutralizing type 1 interferon autoantibodies 

      Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Hansen, Lena; Grytaas, Marianne Aardal; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Zhou, Fan; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Sjøgren, Thea; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Trieu, Mai Chi; Meager, Anthony; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Lima, Kari; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Langeland, Nina; Cox Brokstad, Rebecca Jane; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      A hallmark of patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is serological neutralizing autoantibodies against type 1 interferons (IFN-I). The presence of these antibodies has been associated with severe ...