Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Mørch, Kristine"
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Antibiotics for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hour services in Norway 2006–15
Emberland, Knut Erik; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Litleskare, Sverre; Larsen, Leo; Mørch, Kristine; Ruths, Sabine; Rørtveit, Guri (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 ... -
Assessment of malaria real-time PCR methods and application with focus on lowlevel parasitaemia
Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Mørch, Kristine; Blomberg, Bjørn; Strøm, Gro Elizabeth Ann; Langeland, Nina; Hanevik, Kurt; Mohn, Stein Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-05)In epidemiological surveys and surveillance the application of molecular tools is essential in detecting submicroscopic malaria. A genus-specific conventional cytochrome b (cytb) PCR has shown high sensitivity in field ... -
Bacteraemia, Malaria, and Case Fatality Among Children Hospitalized With Fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Moyo, Sabrina John; Manyahi, Joel; Blomberg, Bjørn; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Masoud, Nahya Salim; Aboud, Said; Manji, Karim; Roberts, Adam P.; Hanevik, Kurt; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Febrile illness is the commonest cause of hospitalization in children <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa, and bacterial bloodstream infections and malaria are major causes of death. Methods: From March 2017 to ... -
Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course
Mørch, Kristine; Hanevik, Kurt; Rivenes, Ann Christin; Bødtker, Jørn; Næss, Halvor; Stubhaug, Bjarte; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Rørtveit, Guri; Eide, Geir Egil; Hausken, Trygve; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-12)Background: A high prevalence of chronic fatigue has previously been reported following giardiasis after a large waterborne outbreak in Bergen, Norway in 2004. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate differential ... -
Clinical features and risk factors for death in acute undifferentiated fever: A prospective observational study in rural community hospitals in six states of India
Mørch, Kristine; Manoharan, Anand; Chandy, Sara; Singh, Ashita; Kuriakose, Cijoy; Patil, Suvarna; Henry, Anil; Chacko, Novin; Alvarez-Uria, Gerardo; Nesaraj, Joel; Blomberg, Bjørn; Kurian, Siby; Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Antony, George; Langeland, Nina; Mathai, Dilip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) ranges from self-limiting illness to life-threatening infections, such as sepsis, malaria, dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses. Similar clinical presentation challenges ... -
Detection of remaining Plasmodium DNA and gametocytes during follow up after curative malaria treatment among returned travellers in Norway
Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Mørch, Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background PCR can be positive weeks after effective malaria treatment, potentially leading to over diagnose of recrudescence and re-infections. The DNA detected by PCR post-treatment might stem from residuals of destroyed ... -
Ein mann i 60-åra med livstrugande febersjukdom etter utanlandsreise
Blomberg, Bjørn; Bruun, Trond; Jordal, Stina; Alvsvåg, John Olav; Mørch, Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Ein mann i 60-åra var på arbeidsopphald i eit austafrikansk land då han ein dag følte seg allment sjuk og slapp med feber. Han avbraut opphaldet, flaug heim til Noreg og blei lagt inn like etter heimkomst med feber og ... -
Fever in the tropics: aetiology and case-fatality - a prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Abrahamsen, Siri Kratter; Haugen, Cathrine Nødtvedt; Rupali, Priscilla; Mathai, Dilip; Langeland, Nina; Eide, Geir Egil; Mørch, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-30)Background: The objective of this study was to describe aetiology and case fatality of fever among inpatients in a tertiary care hospital in South India. Methods: This was an observational, prospective study conducted in ... -
Giardia-specific cellular immune responses in post-giardiasis chronic fatigue syndrome
Hanevik, Kurt; Kristoffersen, Einar; Mørch, Kristine; Rye, Kristin Paulsen; Sørnes, Steinar; Svärd, Staffan; Bruserud, Øystein; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-28)Background: The role of pathogen specific cellular immune responses against the eliciting pathogen in development of post-infectious chronic fatigue syndrome (PI-CFS) is not known and such studies are difficult to perform. ... -
Giardiasis : with emphasis on treatment and post-infectious manifestations
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Giardiasis treatment: an update with a focus on refractory disease
Mørch, Kristine; Hanevik, Kurt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)Purpose of review Giardiasis remains a common cause of diarrhea and intestinal enteropathy globally. Here we give an overview of clinical treatment studies and discuss potential mechanisms and molecular targets for ... -
Immunophenotyping in post-giardiasis functional gastrointestinal disease and chronic fatigue syndrome
Hanevik, Kurt; Kristoffersen, Einar K.; Sørnes, Steinar; Mørch, Kristine; Næss, Halvor; Rivenes, Ann Christin; Bødtker, Jørn; Hausken, Trygve; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-14)Background: A Giardia outbreak was associated with development of post-infectious functional gastrointestinal disorders (PI-FGID) and chronic fatigue syndrome (PI-CFS). Markers of immune dysfunction have given conflicting ... -
Impact of IL28B-Related Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Liver Histopathology in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 and 3
Rembeck, Karolina; Alsiö, Åsa; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Färkkilä, Martti; Langeland, Nina; Buhl, Mads Rauning; Pedersen, Court; Mørch, Kristine; Westin, Johan; Lindh, Magnus; Hellstrand, Kristoffer; Norkrans, Gunnar; Lagging, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-13)Background and Aims: Recently, several genome-wide association studies have revealed that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in proximity to IL28B predict spontaneous clearance of HCV infection as well as outcome ... -
Impact of Obesity on the Bioavailability of Peginterferon-α2a and Ribavirin and Treatment Outcome for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 or 3
Alsiö, Åsa; Rembeck, Karolina; Askarieh, Galia; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Färkkilä, Martti; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-05-24)Background and Aims: Having a body mass index above or equal to 30 kg/m2 in conjunction with chronic hepatitis C virus infection is associated with non-responsiveness to treatment with interferon and ribavirin, but details ... -
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue 6 Years After Giardia Infection: A Controlled Prospective Cohort Study
Hanevik, Kurt; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Rørtveit, Guri; Eide, Geir Egil; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-12)Background. Functional gastrointestinal disorders and fatigue may follow acute infections. This study aimed to estimate the persistence, prevalence, and risk of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue 6 years after ... -
Leishmaniasis i Norge
Muller, Karl Erik; Blomberg, Bjørn; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Jensenius, Mogens; Fladeby, Cathrine; Lier, Tore; Sand, Geir; Hannula, Raisa; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Bakgrunn: Leishmaniasis er en sjelden, men potensielt alvorlig tropisk infeksjonssykdom. Norske klinikere er lite kjent med diagnostikk og behandling av denne sykdommen. Formålet med studien var å undersøke forekomst, ... -
Malaria prevalence among patients with acute undifferentiated fever in secondary hospitals in India
Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Vivek, Rosario; Xena, Deepika; Chandy, Sara; Mathai, Dilip; Manoharan, Anand; Langeland, Nina; Blomberg, Bjørn; Mørch, Kristine (Conference poster, 2014-09-22) -
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 ... -
No difference in serum levels of B-cell activating receptor and antibodies against cytolethal distending toxin B and flagellin in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome after Giardia infection
Hanevik, Kurt; Saghaug, Christina Skår; Aaland, Maren; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and Aim Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) frequently occur as comorbid conditions to each other. A shared etiology of these syndromes has been proposed because of ... -
A novel fibrosis index comprising a non-cholesterol sterol accurately predicts HCV-related liver cirrhosis
Ydreborg, Magdalena; Lisovskaja, Vera; Lagging, Martin; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Langeland, Nina; Buhl, Mads Rauning; Pedersen, Court; Mørch, Kristine; Wejstål, Rune; Norkrans, Gunnar; Lindh, Magnus; Färkkilä, Martti; Westin, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is essential in the management of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Liver biopsy is invasive and thus entails a risk of complications as well as a potential risk of sampling error. ...