Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Screening"
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Reference ranges for head circumference in ethiopian children 0-2 years of age
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12)BACKGROUND: Head circumference (HC) charts are important for early detection of hydrocephalus during childhood. In low-income countries where populationbased HC charts are rarely available, hydrocephalus occurs more commonly ... -
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 ... -
Treatment completion for latent tuberculosis infection in Norway: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-19)Background: Successful treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is essential to reduce tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in low-burden countries. This study measures treatment completion and determinants of ... -
The way forward for ETEC controlled human infection models (CHIMs)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)In the absence of good animal models, Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are useful to assess efficacy of new vaccine candidates against Enterotoxic Escherichia coli (ETEC), as well as other preventive or therapeutic ...