• Evaluation of eleven rapid tests for detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 

      Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken; Abildsnes, Eirik; Jenum, Pål; Breivik, Anne Christin; Sandberg, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives: SARS-CoV-2, causing COVID-19, has emerged to cause a human pandemic. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples by using PCR is the standard laboratory diagnostic tool. Our aim was to perform a limited ...
    • Malaria prevalence and performance of diagnostic tests among patients hospitalized with acute undifferentiated fever in Zanzibar 

      Onken, Annette; Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Miraji, Mohammed Khamis; Marijani, Msafiri; Kibwana, Kibwana Omar; Abeid, Khamis Ali; Mørch, Kristine; Reimers, Marianne; Langeland, Nina; Müller, Fredrik; Jenum, Pål; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-19)
      Background: Control efforts in Zanzibar reduced the burden of malaria substantially from 2000 to 2015, but re-emergence of falciparum malaria has been observed lately. This study evaluated the prevalence of malaria and ...
    • Predominance of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhi genotype 4.3.1 with low-level ciprofloxacin resistance in Zanzibar 

      Onken, Annette; Moyo, Sabrina John; Miraji, Mohammed Khamis; Bohlin, Jon; Marijani, Msafiri; Manyahi, Joel; Kibwana, Kibwana Omar; Müller, Fredrik; Jenum, Pål; Abeid, Khamis Ali; Reimers, Marianne; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-17)
      Background: Typhoid fever is a common cause of febrile illness in low- and middle-income countries. While multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) has spread globally, fluoroquinolone resistance has mainly ...
    • Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of microbes causing bloodstream infections in Unguja, Zanzibar 

      Onken, Annette; Aboud, Said; Jørstad, Melissa Davidsen; Jenum, Pål; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are frequent and cause high case-fatality rates. Urgent antibiotic treatment can save patients’ lives, but antibiotic resistance can render antibiotic therapy futile. This study is ...