• 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 ...
    • Experimental Infection of Human Volunteers with the Heat-Stable Enterotoxin-Producing Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain TW11681 

      Sakkestad, Sunniva Todnem; Steinsland, Hans; Skrede, Steinar; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Lillebø, Kristine; Sævik, Marianne; Søyland, Hanne; Heien, Astrid Rykkje; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Barry, Eileen M.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Hanevik, Kurt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-22)
      Infection with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) producing the heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) is one of the most important causes of childhood diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries. Here, we undertook a controlled ...
    • A New Human Challenge Model for Testing Heat-Stable Toxin-Based Vaccine Candidates for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Diarrhea - Dose Optimization, Clinical Outcomes, and CD4+ T Cell Responses 

      Sakkestad, Sunniva Todnem; Steinsland, Hans; Skrede, Steinar; Lillebø, Kristine; Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Zavialov, Anton; Paavilainen, Sari; Søyland, Hanne; Sævik, Marianne; Rykkje Heien, Astrid; Gjerde Tellevik, Marit; Barry, Eileen; Langeland, Nina; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Hanevik, Kurt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-30)
      Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are a common cause of diarrheal illness in young children and travelers. There is yet no licensed broadly protective vaccine against ETEC. One promising vaccine development strategy ...
    • 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 ...