• Diagnostic performance of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in a large, Norwegian cohort 

      Landaas, Elisabeth Toverud; Storm, Margrethe Larsdatter; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Barlinn, Regine; Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken; Bragstad, Karoline; Christensen, Andreas; Andreassen, Trude (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Rapid antigen tests (RATs) may be included in national strategies for handling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, as they provide test results rapidly, are easily performed outside laboratories, and enable immediate ...
    • 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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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, ...