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Cost effectiveness of adding budesonide/formoterol to tiotropium in COPD in four Nordic countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11)Objective: Assess the cost effectiveness of budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FORM) Turbuhaler®+tiotropium (TIO) HandiHaler® vs. placebo (PBO)+TIO in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) eligible for inhaled ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Vaccination of Older Adults with an MF59®-Adjuvanted Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Compared to Standard-Dose and High-Dose Vaccines in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Individuals aged 65 years and above are at increased risk of complications and death from influenza compared with any other age group. Enhanced vaccines, as the MF59®-adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine (aQIV) and ... -
Counting Mycobacteria in Infected Human Cells and Mouse Tissue: A Comparison between qPCR and CFU
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-19)Due to the slow growth rate and pathogenicity of mycobacteria, enumeration by traditional reference methods like colony counting is notoriously time-consuming, inconvenient and biohazardous. Thus, novel methods that rapidly ... -
The course and determinants of post-traumatic stress over 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To assess the trajectory of symptoms and symptom-defined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from 1.5 to 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 and determine risk factors for persistent symptoms and ... -
Covariables of Myocardial Function in Women and Men with Increased Body Mass Index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Sex-difference in types of cardiac organ damage has been reported in subjects with increased body mass index (BMI). However less is known about sex-differences in left ventricular (LV) myocardial function ... -
Covid-19 hos pasienter med kronisk inflammatorisk leddsykdom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BAKGRUNN Siden pasienter med kronisk inflammatorisk leddsykdom kan være mer utsatt for infeksjoner, ønsket vi å undersøke forekomsten av covid-19 i denne gruppen og se om forhold ved den revmatiske sykdommen, pasienten ... -
COVID-19 myocarditis and postinfection Bell’s palsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Here we present the case of a 37-year-old previously healthy man who developed fever, headache and a unilateral, painful neck swelling while working offshore. He had no known contact with anyone with COVID-19; however, due ... -
COVID-19 pandemic and mortality in nursing homes across USA and Europe up to October 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: We compared the prevalence of COVID-19 and related mortality in nursing homes (NHs) in 14 countries until October 2021. We explored the relationship between COVID-19 mortality in NHs with the average size of NHs ... -
Cow Farmers’ Homes Host More Diverse Airborne Bacterial Communities Than Pig Farmers’ Homes and Suburban Homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Living on a farm has been linked to a lower risk of immunoregulatory disorders, such as asthma, allergy, and inflammatory bowel disease. It is hypothesized that a decrease in the diversity and composition of indoor microbial ... -
The COX- inhibitor indomethacin reduces Th1 effector and T regulatory cells in vitro in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-24)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) causes a major burden on global health with long and cumbersome TB treatment regimens. Host-directed immune modulating therapies have been suggested as adjunctive treatment to TB antibiotics. ... -
Creatinine, total cysteine and uric acid are associated with serum retinol in patients with cardiovascular disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-09)Purpose: We hypothesized that biomarkers and dietary factors related to cardiovascular disease risk were associated with serum retinol and evaluated these potential associations in patients with suspected coronary artery ... -
A critical appraisal of the evidence for using cardiotocography plus ECG ST interval analysis for fetal surveillance in labor. Part I: The randomized controlled trials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)We reappraised the five randomized controlled trials that compared cardiotocography plus ECG ST interval analysis (CTG+ST) vs. cardiotocography. The numbers enrolled ranged from 5681 (Dutch randomized controlled trial) to ... -
A critical appraisal of the evidence for using cardiotocography plus ECG ST interval analysis for fetal surveillance in labor. Part II: The meta-analyses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)We appraised the methodology, execution and quality of the five published meta-analyses that are based on the five randomized controlled trials which compared cardiotocography (CTG)+ST analysis to cardiotocography. The ... -
Critical evaluation of the appetite test for children with severe acute malnutrition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)OBJECTIVES: The appetite test is used to risk-stratify for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in in-patient or out-patient care. The test is recommended in guidelines despite lack of evidence. We evaluated its ... -
Cross-reactivity of the CEDIA buprenorphine assay in drugs-of-abuse screening: influence of dose and metabolites of opioids
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-28)Purpose: The cloned enzyme donor immunoassay (CEDIA) for buprenorphine is applied for both urine drugs-of-abuse screening and compliance monitoring. Sensitivity, specificity, and optimal cutoff of this assay have differed ... -
Cross-Species Functional Genomic Analysis Identifies Resistance Genes of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-14)The mechanisms of successful epigenetic reprogramming in cancer are not well characterized as they involve coordinated removal of repressive marks and deposition of activating marks by a large number of histone and DNA ... -
Cross-trait genome-wide association analysis of C-reactive protein level and psychiatric disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)C-reactive protein (CRP) tends to be elevated in individuals with psychiatric disorders. Recent findings have suggested a protective effect of the genetic liability to elevated CRP on schizophrenia risk and a causative ... -
Crosstalk between HSF1 and HSF2 during the heat shock response in mouse testes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) is the primary transcription factor responsible for the response to cellularstress, while HSF2 becomes activated during development and differentiation, including spermatogen-esis. Although both ... -
Cryoballoon vs. radiofrequency catheter ablation: insights from NOrwegian randomized study of PERSistent Atrial Fibrillation (NO-PERSAF study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is still regarded as a cornerstone for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). This study evaluated the effectiveness of PVI performed with cryoballoon ablation (CBA) in ... -
Cryptosporidiosis in low-resource healthcare settings : Near-patient diagnostics, risk factors, and parasite shedding dynamics in young Ethiopian children
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-04-28)Bakgrunn: Tarmparasitten Cryptosporidium er en ledende årsak til diaré og dødsfall hos småbarn i lavinntektsland. Målretta behandling trengs, men forutsetter presise diagnostiske tester som er egna for ressursfattige ...