Browsing Department of Clinical Science by Title
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Screening for latent tuberculosis in Norwegian health care workers: high frequency of discordant tuberculin skin test positive and interferon-gamma release assay negative results
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-17)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) presents globally a significant health problem and health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of contracting TB infection. There is no diagnostic gold standard for latent TB infection ... -
Screening for modulators of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 activity in cells using a fluorescent substrate
(Master thesis, 2022-05-20)Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) is an essential protein for transport of monoamine neurotransmitters such as dopamine from the cytosol into synaptic vesicles, packing them for subsequent release into the synaptic ... -
Seafarer with solitary, well-functioning kidney - fit for service at sea without restrictions?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)A 20-year-old, healthy man, who four years earlier had lost a kidney in a skiing accident, applied for a medical fitness certificate for service on board German flag vessels. Under reference to national and international ... -
Seafarers' wives and intermittent husbands - social and psychological impact of a subgroup of Norwegian seafarers' work schedule on their families
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Objective – To examine the psycho-social impact of work schedules (absence from home) on the families of a subgroup of Norwegian seafarers as reported by their wives (sea wives). Their husbands worked 4-6 weeks on and 4-6 ... -
Seasonal influenza vaccination expands hemagglutinin-specific antibody breadth to older and future A/H3N2 viruses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)History of influenza A/H3N2 exposure, especially childhood infection, shape antibody responses after influenza vaccination and infection, but have not been extensively studied. We investigated the breadth and durability ... -
Second-line and Third-line therapy for Autoimmune Hepatitis: A position statement from the European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases and the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Most patients with autoimmune hepatitis respond well to standard immunosuppressive therapy with steroids and azathioprine, and while untreated disease is usually fatal, patients who respond well to therapy have an excellent ... -
Secreted proteins and surface markers on tubercle bacilli
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-12-12)Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is the major cause of mortality and morbidity of over two million people each year. Mapping of proteins exported by the pathogen to the extracellular ... -
Self-esteem in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore self-esteem and associations between self-esteem and sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disease ... -
Self-management and hospitalization in 615 Swedish patients with Addison's disease during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a retrospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) entails a chronic adrenal insufficiency and is associated with an increased risk of severe infections. It is, however, unknown how patients with AAD were affected by the ... -
Semi-automatic segmentation from intrinsically-registered 18F-FDG-PET/MRI for treatment response assessment in a breast cancer cohort: comparison to manual DCE-MRI
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)Objectives: To investigate the reliability of simultaneous positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI)-derived biomarkers using semi-automated Gaussian mixture model (GMM) segmentation on PET ... -
Sepsis and antibiotic exposure in the neonatal period
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-30)Bakgrunn: Neonatalperioden (første 28 levedager) er den perioden i livet med høyest risiko for å utvikle sepsis. Tidlig nyfødt-sepsis (oppvekst i blodkultur innen første tre levedager) er assosiert med høy morbiditet og ... -
Serological profile among patients with malaria in secondary community hospitals in India - a multicenter cross sectional study
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Seroprevalence of antibodies to tick-borne encephalitis virus and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in healthy adults from western Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of antibodies to tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a healthy adult population from Sogn and Fjordane county in western Norway. Sera ... -
Serum 25(OH)D Is a 2-Year Predictor of All-Cause Mortality, Cardiac Death and Sudden Cardiac Death in Chest Pain Patients from Northern Argentina
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-06)Background: Several studies have shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D status is assessed by determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in serum. Methods: We assessed the ... -
Serum Acylcarnitines and Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)Background: Excess levels of serum acylcarnitines, which are intermediate products in metabolism, have been observed in metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, it is not known whether acylcarnitines ... -
Serum concentrations of active tamoxifen metabolites predict long-term survival in adjuvantly treated breast cancer patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-28)Background: Controversies exist as to whether the genetic polymorphisms of the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of tamoxifen can predict breast cancer outcome in patients using adjuvant tamoxifen. Direct measurement ... -
Serum Levels of Dihomo-Gamma (γ)-Linolenic Acid (DGLA) Are Inversely Associated with Linoleic Acid and Total Death in Elderly Patients with a Recent Myocardial Infarction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) is an n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derived from linoleic acid (LA). The LA:DGLA ratio reflects conversion from LA to DGLA. Low levels of DGLA in serum have been related to poor ... -
Serum or Plasma for Quantification of Direct Oral Anticoagulants?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Direct oral anticoagulants are increasingly replacing vitamin K antagonists for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, partly owing to the lack of a need for routine monitoring. Therapeutic ... -
Serumkonsentrasjonsmåling av gentamicin hos barn
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)BAKGRUNN Gentamicin brukes ofte ved alvorlige infeksjoner hos barn. Det har vært rutine i Norge å måle serumkonsentrasjon av gentamicin rett før andre eller tredje dose (0-prøve) for å vurdere risiko for toksisitet. Den ... -
Seven-year trajectories of body weight, quality of life and comorbidities following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background/objectives There is limited long-term data comparing the outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for severe obesity, both with respect to body weight, quality of life (QOL) and ...