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Antenatal thyroid hormone therapy and antithyroid drug use in Norway from 2004 to 2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Thyroid disease during pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and suboptimal fetal development. During the last decades, guidelines for diagnosing thyroid disease during pregnancy have changed ... -
Anterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations and electroconvulsive therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-17)Objective The anticonvulsant hypothesis posits that ECT’s mechanism of action is related to enhancement of endogenous anticonvulsant brain mechanisms. Results of prior studies investigating the role of the inhibitory ... -
Anterior cruciate ligament—return to sport after injury scale: validation of the Norwegian language version
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Evidence is emerging on the importance of psychological readiness to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The ACL-Return to Sport after Injury scale (ACL-RSI) is developed to ... -
Anthropometric Indicators as Predictors of Mortality in Early Life Among Low Birthweight Indian Infants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Low birthweight (LBW) babies (<2.5 kg) are at higher risk of mortality and weight for height z score is currently recommended for identifying infants at risk of mortality. Objective: To compare different ... -
Anthropometrics of neonates born to mothers with PCOS with metformin or placebo exposure in utero
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Fetal growth may be affected by both maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and metformin therapy. Here, we explore the effect of intrauterine metformin exposure on birth anthropometrics of infants born ... -
Anti-depressive effectiveness of olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone: a pragmatic, randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-31)Background: Efficacy studies indicate anti-depressive effects of at least some second generation antipsychotics (SGAs). The Bergen Psychosis Project (BPP) is a 24-month, pragmatic, industry-independent, randomized, head-tohead ... -
Anti-HMGB1 auto-Abs influence fatigue in patients with Crohn’s disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Fatigue is common in all chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. A conceptual model for understanding the biological basis of fatigue describes it as being a part of the sickness behaviour response generated by ... -
Anti-Interferon Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome Type 1
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-06-13)Background The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene influences thymic self-tolerance induction. In autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1 (APS1; OMIM 240300), recessive AIRE mutations lead to autoimmunity targetting ... -
Anti-PD-L1/TGF-βR fusion protein (SHR-1701) overcomes disrupted lymphocyte recovery-induced resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in lung cancer
(Journal article, 2022)Background Second-generation programmed cell death-protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) inhibitors, such as bintrafusp alfa (M7824), SHR-1701, and YM101, have been developed to simultaneously block PD-1/PD-L1 ... -
Anti-proliferative activity of the NPM1 interacting natural product avrainvillamide in acute myeloid leukemia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-01)Mutated nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) acts as a proto-oncogene and is present in ~30% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here we examined the in vitro and in vivo anti-leukemic activity of the NPM1 and chromosome ... -
Antibiotic prescriptions among dentists across Norway and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The prescription of antibiotics in dental practice contributes significantly to the total use of antibiotics in primary healthcare. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic prescription in dental practice ... -
Antibiotic prophylaxis for mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy: a comparison of three versus four doses penicillin V
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim Compare two regimens of antibiotic prophylaxis on the development of surgical site infection (SSI) following mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO). Materials and methods In total, ... -
Antibiotic resistance in oral microbiota : a study on prevalence, molecular analysis, and possible contributing factors in Yemen and Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-11-02)Worldwide antibiotic resistance among oral microbiota is an increasing problem and information regarding such resistance is completely lacking for Yemen and very limited data is available for Norway. The aims of the current ... -
Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-15)Background: A previous randomised controlled trial (RCT) of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and vertebral bone marrow (Modic) changes (MCs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), reported that a 3-month, high-dose ... -
Antibiotic Use in a Cohort of Norwegian Children and Neonates Before, During and After Hospitalisation : Exploring focus areas for antibiotic stewardship
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-11-22)Bakgrunn: Rasjonell antibiotikabruk blant barn er essensielt for å unngå økende antibiotikaresistens samt forstyrrelser i deres normale bakterieflora. Formål: Hensikten med dette prosjektet var å tilegne oss en bedre ... -
Antibiotic use in children before, during and after hospitalisation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: To investigate ambulatory antibiotic use in children during 1 year before and 1 year after in-hospital antibiotic exposure compared to children from the general population that had not received antibiotics ... -
Antibiotic-loaded bone cement in prevention of periprosthetic joint infections in primary total knee arthroplasty: A register-based multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (ALBA trial)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction The current evidence on the efficacy of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) in reducing the risk of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after primary joint reconstruction is insufficient. In several European ... -
Antibiotics for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hour services in Norway 2006–15
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: When patients with gastroenteritis (GE) seek health care, they are generally managed in primary care. Little is known about the use of antibiotic treatment in these cases. Objective: The aim of this study ... -
Antibiotika og antibakteriellsubstans, ciprofloxacin og triclosan i jord og husdyrgjødsel
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)The goal of this thesis was to get a better understanding of how triclosan and ciprofloxacin behave in the environment, and also to see if a contamination of these substances exists in a variety of matrixes. The objective ...