• A 2-Dose AERAS-402 Regimen Boosts CD8+ Polyfunctionality in HIV-Negative, BCG-Vaccinated Recipients 

      Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Blatner, Gretta; Bakken, Rasmus; Hokey, David A.; Ritz, Christian; Jenum, Synne; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Despite the widespread use of BCG, tuberculosis (TB) remains a global threat. Existing vaccine candidates in clinical trials are designed to replace or boost BCG which does not provide satisfying long-term protection. ...
    • Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 registered in the ISARIC WHO clinical characterisation protocol: a prospective, multinational, multicentre, observational study 

      Reyes, Luis Felipe; Murthy, Srinivas; Garcia-Gallo, Esteban; Irvine, Mike; Merson, Laura; Martin-Loeches, Ignacio; Rello, Jordi; Taccone, Fabio S.; Fowler, Robert A.; Docherty, Annemarie B.; Kartsonaki, Christiana; Aragao, Irene; Barrett, Peter W.; Beane, Abigail; Burrell, Aidan J.C.; Cheng, Matthew Pellan; Christian, Michael D.; Cidade, Jose Pedro; Citarella, Barbara Wanjiru; Donnelly, Christl A.; Fernandes, Susana M.; French, Craig; Haniffa, Rashan; Harrison, Ewen M.; Ho, Antonia Ying Wai; Joseph, Mark; Khan, Irfan Ahmad; Kho, Michelle E.; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Kutsogiannis, Demetrios; Lamontagne, François; Bekken, Gry Klouman; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Heggelund, Lars; Hesstvedt, Liv; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Holter, Jan Cato; Jenum, Synne; Johal, Simreen Kaur; Lind, Andreas; Müller, Fredrik; Muller, Karl Erik; Pettersen, Frank O.; Quist-Paulsen, Else; Reikvam, Dag Henrik; Skeie, Linda Gail; Skogen, Vegard; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Tonby, Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Due to the large number of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many were treated outside the traditional walls of the intensive care unit (ICU), and in many cases, by personnel who were not trained ...
    • Gut microbiota composition during hospitalization is associated with 60-day mortality after severe COVID-19 

      Trøseid, Marius; Holter, Jan Cato; Holm, Kristian; Vestad, Beate; Sazonova, Taisiia; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Heggelund, Lars; Tveita, Anders Aune; Bøe, Simen; Müller, Karl Erik; Jenum, Synne; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Gut microbiota alterations have been reported in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with reduced alpha diversity and altered microbiota composition related to respiratory failure. However, data regarding gut ...
    • Host blood RNA transcript and protein signatures for sputum-independent diagnostics of tuberculosis in adults 

      Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Ritz, Christian; Gjøen, John Espen; Vaz, Mario; Selvam, Sumithra; Ottenhoff, Tom H.M.; Doherty, Timothy Mark; Jenum, Synne; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      To achieve the ambitious targets for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care, and control stated by the End TB Strategy, new health care strategies, diagnostic tools are warranted. Host-derived biosignatures are explored for ...
    • Host blood-based biosignatures for subclinical TB and incipient TB: A prospective study of adult TB household contacts in Southern India 

      Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Jenum, Synne; Srivastava, Aashish; Steen, Vidar Martin; Vaz, Mario; Doherty, Timothy Mark; Ritz, Christian; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-11)
      A large proportion of the global tuberculosis (TB) burden is asymptomatic and not detectable by symptom-based screening, driving the TB epidemic through continued M. tuberculosis transmission. Currently, no validated tools ...
    • Host Transcriptional Signatures Predict Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Potential Antibiotic Stewardship Tools 

      Siljan, William Ward; Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Ritz, Christian; Jenum, Synne; Ottenhoff, Tom HM; Ulvestad, Elling; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Current approaches for pathogen identification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remain suboptimal, leaving most patients without a microbiological diagnosis. If better diagnostic tools were available for ...
    • Identification of subclinical tuberculosis in household contacts using exposure scores and contact investigations 

      Bekken, Gry Klouman; Ritz, Christian; Selvam, Sumithra; Jesuraj, Nelson; Hesseling, Anneke; Doherty, T. Mark; Grewal, Harleen; Vaz, Mario; Jenum, Synne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-31)
      Background: The goal of tuberculosis elimination put forward in the End TB Strategy prioritizes diagnosis and treatment of incipient and subclinical TB, recently defined by key stakeholders as “asymptomatic, early pre-clinical ...
    • Improving Assignments for Therapeutic and Prophylactic Treatment Within TB Households. A Potential for Immuno-Diagnosis? 

      Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Jenum, Synne; Ritz, Christian; Vaz, Mario; Doherty, Timothy Mark; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-17)
      Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can lead to more severe disease and increased transmission. Contact investigation among household contacts (HHCs) of TB patients is crucial to ensure optimal ...
    • Increased interleukin-6 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 are associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 

      Jørgensen, Marthe Jøntvedt; Holter, Jan Cato; Christensen, Erik; Schjalm, Camilla; Tonby, Kristian; Pischke, Soeren; Jenum, Synne; Skeie, Linda Gail; Nur, Sarah; Lind, Andreas; Opsand, Hanne; Enersen, Tone Burvald; Grøndahl, Ragnhild; Hermann, Anne; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Müller, Fredrik; Ueland, Thor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Aukrust, Pål; Heggelund, Lars; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12)
      In SARS-CoV-2 infection there is an urgent need to identify patients that will progress to severe COVID-19 and may benefit from targeted treatment. In this study we analyzed plasma cytokines in COVID-19 patients and ...
    • A Phase I/II randomized trial of H56:IC31 vaccination and adjunctive cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitor treatment in tuberculosis patients 

      Jenum, Synne; Tonby, Kristian; Rueegg, Corina Silvia; Ruhwald, Morten; Kristiansen, Max Per; Bang, Peter; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Sellæg, Kjersti; Røstad, Kjerstin; Mustafa, Tehmina; Tasken, Kjetil; Kvale, Dag; Mortensen, Rasmus; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Host-directed-therapy strategies are warranted to fight tuberculosis. Here we assess the safety and immunogenicity of adjunctive vaccination with the H56:IC31 candidate and cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitor treatment (etoricoxib) ...
    • Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients 

      Holter, Jan Cato; Pischke, Soeren; de Boer, Eline; Lind, Andreas; Jenum, Synne; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Sokolova, Marina; Schjalm, Camilla; Chaban, Viktoriia; Kolderup, Anette; Tran, Trung; Tollefsrud Gjølberg, Torleif; Skeie, Linda Gail; Hesstvedt, Liv; Ormåsen, Vidar; Fevang, Børre; Austad, Cathrine; Muller, Karl Erik; Fladeby, Cathrine; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Halvorsen, Bente; Müller, Fredrik; Aukrust, Pål; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Ueland, Thor; Andersen, Jan Terje; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Heggelund, Lars; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Respiratory failure in the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is hypothesized to be driven by an overreacting innate immune response, where the complement system is a key player. In this prospective ...