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1. Evolutionary accumulation modelling in AMR: machine learning to infer and predict evolutionary dynamics of multi-drug resistance

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Renz, Jessica, Dauda, Kazeem A., Aga, Olav N. L., Diaz-Uriarte, Ramon, Löhr, Iren H., Blomberg, Bjørn, and Johnston, Iain G.

Subjects
Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution, Quantitative Biology - Quantitative Methods
Abstract

Can we understand and predict the evolutionary pathways by which bacteria acquire multi-drug resistance (MDR)? These questions have substantial potential impact in basic biology and in applied approaches to address the global health challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Here, we review how a class of machine learning approaches called evolutionary accumulation modelling (EvAM) may help reveal these dynamics using genetic and/or phenotypic AMR datasets, without requiring longitudinal sampling. These approaches are well-established in cancer progression and evolutionary biology, but currently less used in AMR research. We discuss how EvAM can learn the evolutionary pathways by which drug resistances and AMR features are acquired as pathogens evolve, predict next evolutionary steps, identify influences between AMR features, and explore differences in MDR evolution between regions, demographics, and more. We demonstrate a case study on MDR evolution in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches, providing links to some approaches for implementation.

Published
2024

5. The rationale for recommending fixed-dose combination tablets for treatment of tuberculosis

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Blomberg Bjørn, Spinaci Sergio, Fourie Bernard, and Laing Richard

Subjects
tuberculosis, pulmonary/drug therapy, tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant/drug therapy, drug therapy, combination, drug resistance, antitubercular agents/administration and dosage, antitubercular agents/standards, rifampin/pharmacokinetics, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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There is considerable exigency to take all necessary steps to cure tuberculosis cases and prevent further emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The most important of these steps is to ensure that the treatment, particularly of sputum smear-positive cases, is adequate and that patients adhere to their treatment by supervised, direct observation of drug-taking according to the standardized regimens. Use of fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) of tablets against tuberculosis is now being recommended by WHO and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) as an additional step to ensuring proper treatment. FDCs simplify the prescription of drugs and the management of drug supply, and may also limit the risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis arising as a result of inappropriate drug selection and monotherapy. Only FDCs of proven quality and proven rifampicin bioavailability should be purchased and used. In most situations, blood levels of the drugs are inadequate because of poor drug quality rather than poor absorption. This is true irrespective of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status of the tuberculosis patients (other than those with overt acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, with CD4 counts

Published
2001

6. Three doses of Sars-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in older adults result in similar antibody responses but reduced cellular cytokine responses relative to younger adults

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Bredholt, Geir, Sævik, Marianne, Søyland, Hanne, Ueland, Thor, Zhou, Fan, Pathirana, Rishi, Madsen, Anders, Vahokoski, Juha, Lartey, Sarah, Halvorsen, Bente E., Dahl, Tuva B., Trieu, Mai-Chi, Mohn, Kristin G.-I., Brokstad, Karl Albert, Aukrust, Pål, Tøndel, Camilla, Langeland, Nina, Blomberg, Bjørn, and Cox, Rebecca Jane

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2024
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14. A novel, single-amplification PCR targeting mitochondrial genome highly sensitive and specific in diagnosing malaria among returned travellers in Bergen, Norway

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Haanshuus Christel G, Mohn Stein C, Mørch Kristine, Langeland Nina, Blomberg Bjørn, and Hanevik Kurt

Subjects
Malaria, Diagnostics, PCR, Amplification, Sequencing, Mitochondrial DNA, 18S, Sensitivity, Gametocytes, Returned travellers, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Nested PCR is a commonly used technique in diagnosis of malaria owing to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, it is time-consuming, open to considerable risk of contamination and has low cost-efficiency. Using amplification targets presented in multiple copies, such as rRNA 18S, or mitochondrial targets with an even higher copy number, might increase sensitivity. Methods The sensitivity and specificity of two newly designed Plasmodium genus-specific single-round amplification PCR programmes, based on previously published primers targeting 18S and mitochondrial genome, were compared with a widely used nested 18S PCR. Analyses of dilution series from Plasmodium falciparum reference material were performed, as well as retrospective analyses of 135 blood samples, evaluated by routine microscopy, from 132 fever patients with potential imported malaria. Sequencing of the 220 bp mitochondrial PCR products was performed. Results At the threshold dilution 0.5 parasites/μl, the sensitivity of the mitochondrial PCR was 97% (29/30 parallels), that of the single-round 18S PCR 93% and the reference nested 18S PCR 87%. All three assays detected as low as 0.05 p/μl, though not consistently. In the patient cohort, malaria was diagnosed in 21% (28/135) samples, defined as positive by at least two methods. Both single-round amplification assays identified all malaria positives diagnosed by nested PCR that had sensitivity of 96% (27/28). The mitochondrial PCR detected one additional sample, also positive by microscopy, and was the only method with 100% sensitivity (28/28). The sensitivity and specificity of the mitochondrial PCR were statistically non-inferior to that of the reference nested PCR. Microscopy missed two infections detected by all PCR assays. Sequencing of the genus-specific mitochondrial PCR products revealed different single nucleotide polymorphisms which allowed species identification of the 28 sequences with following distribution; 20 P. falciparum, six Plasmodium vivax, one Plasmodium ovale and one Plasmodium malariae. Conclusions In this study, design of PCR programmes with suitable parameters and optimization resulted in simpler and faster single-round amplification assays. Both sensitivity and specificity of the novel mitochondrial PCR was 100% and proved non-inferior to that of the reference nested PCR. Sequencing of genus-specific mitochondrial PCR products could be used for species determination.

Published
2013
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15. Diagnosis and follow-up of treatment of latent tuberculosis; the utility of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in outpatients from a tuberculosis low-endemic country

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Blomberg Bjørn, Wenzel-Larsen Tore, Gran Gerd, Dyrhol-Riise Anne M, Haanshuus Christel, and Mørkve Odd

Subjects
Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Abstract Background Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assays (IGRA) are more specific than the tuberculosis skin test (TST) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). We present the performance of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-tube (QFT-TB) assay as diagnostic test and during follow-up of preventive TB therapy in outpatients from a TB low-endemic country. Methods 481 persons with suspected TB infection were tested with QFT-TB. Thoracic X-ray and sputum samples were performed and a questionnaire concerning risk factors for TB was filled. Three months of isoniazid and rifampicin were given to patients with LTBI and QFT-TB tests were performed after three and 15 months. Results The QFT-TB test was positive in 30.8% (148/481) of the total, in 66.9% (111/166) of persons with origin from a TB endemic country, in 71.4% (20/28) previously treated for TB and in 100% (15/15) of those diagnosed with active TB with no inconclusive results. The QFT-TB test was more frequently positive in those with TST ≥ 15 mm (47.5%) compared to TST 11-14 mm (21.3%) and TST 6-10 mm (10.5%), (p < 0.001). Origin from a TB endemic country (OR 6.82, 95% CI 1.73-26.82), recent stay in a TB endemic country (OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.09-1.59), duration of TB exposure (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.14-2.22) and previous TB disease (OR 11.60, 95% CI 2.02-66.73) were all independently associated with a positive QFT-TB test. After preventive therapy, 35/40 (87.5%) and 22/26 (84.6%) were still QFT-TB positive after three and 15 months, respectively. IFN-γ responses were comparable at start (mean 6.13 IU/ml ± SD 3.99) and after three months (mean 5.65 IU/ml ± SD 3.66) and 15 months (mean 5.65 IU/ml ± SD 4.14), (p > 0.05). Conclusion Only one third of those with suspected TB infection had a positive QFT-TB test. Recent immigration from TB endemic countries and long duration of exposure are risk factors for a positive QFT-TB test and these groups should be targeted through screening. Since most patients remained QFT-TB positive after therapy, the test should not be used to monitor the effect of preventive therapy. Prospective studies are needed in order to determine the usefulness of IGRA tests during therapy.

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2010
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16. Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study

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Msangi Viola, Jureen Roland, Mwakagile Davis SM, Tamim Bushir S, Urassa Willy K, Manji Karim P, Blomberg Bjørn, Tellevik Marit G, Holberg-Petersen Mona, Harthug Stig, Maselle Samwel Y, and Langeland Nina

Subjects
Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Bloodstream infection is a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity and death in children. The impact of antimicrobial resistance and HIV infection on outcome is not firmly established. Methods We assessed the incidence of bloodstream infection and risk factors for fatal outcome in a prospective cohort study of 1828 consecutive admissions of children aged zero to seven years with signs of systemic infection. Blood was obtained for culture, malaria microscopy, HIV antibody test and, when necessary, HIV PCR. We recorded data on clinical features, underlying diseases, antimicrobial drug use and patients' outcome. Results The incidence of laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection was 13.9% (255/1828) of admissions, despite two thirds of the study population having received antimicrobial therapy prior to blood culture. The most frequent isolates were klebsiella, salmonellae, Escherichia coli, enterococci and Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, 21.6% had malaria and 16.8% HIV infection. One third (34.9%) of the children with laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection died. The mortality rate from Gram-negative bloodstream infection (43.5%) was more than double that of malaria (20.2%) and Gram-positive bloodstream infection (16.7%). Significant risk factors for death by logistic regression modeling were inappropriate treatment due to antimicrobial resistance, HIV infection, other underlying infectious diseases, malnutrition and bloodstream infection caused by Enterobacteriaceae, other Gram-negatives and candida. Conclusion Bloodstream infection was less common than malaria, but caused more deaths. The frequent use of antimicrobials prior to blood culture may have hampered the detection of organisms susceptible to commonly used antimicrobials, including pneumococci, and thus the study probably underestimates the incidence of bloodstream infection. The finding that antimicrobial resistance, HIV-infection and malnutrition predict fatal outcome calls for renewed efforts to curb the further emergence of resistance, improve HIV care and nutrition for children.

Published
2007
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17. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

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Mashurano Marcellina, Maselle Samwel Y, Urassa Willy K, Mwakagile Davis SM, Blomberg Bjørn, Digranes Asbjørn, Harthug Stig, and Langeland Nina

Subjects
Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is particularly harmful to infectious disease management in low-income countries since expensive second-line drugs are not readily available. The objective of this study was to implement and evaluate a computerized system for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. Methods A computerized surveillance system for antimicrobial susceptibility (WHONET) was implemented at the national referral hospital in Tanzania in 1998. The antimicrobial susceptibilities of all clinical bacterial isolates received during an 18 months' period were recorded and analyzed. Results The surveillance system was successfully implemented at the hospital. This activity increased the focus on antimicrobial resistance issues and on laboratory quality assurance issues. The study identified specific nosocomial problems in the hospital and led to the initiation of other prospective studies on prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial infections. Furthermore, the study provided useful data on antimicrobial patterns in bacterial isolates from the hospital. Gram-negative bacteria displayed high rates of resistance to common inexpensive antibiotics such as ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, leaving fluoroquinolones as the only reliable oral drugs against common Gram-negative bacilli. Gentamicin and third generation cephalosporins remain useful for parenteral therapy. Conclusion The surveillance system is a low-cost tool to generate valuable information on antimicrobial resistance, which can be used to prepare locally applicable recommendations on antimicrobial use. The system pinpoints relevant nosocomial problems and can be used to efficiently plan further research. The surveillance system also functions as a quality assurance tool, bringing attention to methodological issues in identification and susceptibility testing.

Published
2004
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18. Nosocomial outbreak of neonatal Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis meningitis in a rural hospital in northern Tanzania

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Krüger Carsten, Blomberg Bjørn, Vaagland Hogne, Naman Naftali, Jureen Roland, and Langeland Nina

Subjects
Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Clinicians at Haydom Lutheran Hospital, a rural hospital in northern Tanzania noted an unusually high case-fatality rate of pediatric meningitis and suspected an outbreak of an unknown agent or an organism resistant to the empirical therapy. Methods We established a provisional microbiology laboratory to investigate the suspected outbreak. Blood and spinal fluid specimens were taken from children below the age of seven years with suspected meningitis. The blood and spinal fluid specimens were inoculated in commercial blood culture bottles and locally prepared Thayer-Martin medium in slanted tubes, respectively. The bacterial isolates were sent to Norway for further investigation, including susceptibility testing and pulsed-field gel-electrophoresis (PFGE). Results Among 24 children with suspected meningitis and/or septicemia, five neonates had meningitis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, all of whom died. Two children had S. Enteritidis septicemia without meningitis and both survived. Genotyping with PFGE suggested a clonal outbreak. The salmonella strain was resistant to ampicillin and sensitive to gentamicin, the two drugs commonly used to treat neonatal meningitis at the hospital. Conclusion The investigation reminds us that nontyphoidal salmonellae can cause meningitis associated with very high case-fatality rates. Resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents increases the risk of treatment failure and may have contributed to the fatal outcome in all of the five patients with salmonella meningitis. The investigation indicated that the outbreak was nosocomial and the outbreak subsided after hygienic measures were instituted. Establishing a provisional microbiological laboratory is a valuable and affordable tool to investigate and control outbreaks even in remote rural areas.

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2004
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21. Remdesivir and three other drugs for hospitalised patients with COVID-19: final results of the WHO Solidarity randomised trial and updated meta-analyses

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Pan, Hongchao, Peto, Richard, Henao Restrepo, Ana Maria, Preziosi, Marie-Pierre, Sathiyamoorthy, Vasee, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Alejandria, Marissa, Hernàndez García, César, Kieny, Marie-Paule, Malekzadeh, Reza, Murthy, Srinivas, Reddy, K. Srinath, Periago, Mirta Roses, Hanna, Pierre Abi, Abutidze, Akaki, Ader, Florence, Al-Bader, Abdullah, Alhasawi, Almonther, Allum, Emma, Al Mawali, Adhra, Alotaibi, Athari, Alvarez- Moreno, Carlos, Appadoo, Sheila, Arts, Derk, Asiri, Abdullah, Aukrust, Pål, Barratt-Due, Andreas, Genetu Bayih, Abebe, Beaumont, Helena, Bellani, Samir, Benassi, Virginia, Bhargava, Balram, Branca, Mattia, Cappel-Porter, Heike, Cerrato, Nery, Cheick Haidara, Fadima, Chow, Ting Soo, Como, Nadia, Eustace, Joe, Gabunia, Tamar, García, Patricia, Godbole, Sheela, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Griskevicius, Laimonas, Hamra, Rasha, Hassan, Mariam, Hassany, Mohamed, Hutton, David, Irmansyah, Irmansyah, Jancoriene, Ligita, Khamis, Faryal, Kirwan, Jana, Kumar, Suresh, Lennon, Peter, Lopardo, Gustavo, Lydon, Patrick, Magrini, Nicola, Manevska, Suzana, Manuel, Oriol, McGinty, Sybil, Medina, Marco, Mesa Rubio, Maria Lucia, Miranda Montoya, Maria Consuelo, Nel, Jeremy, Nunes, Estevao, Perola, Markus, Portoles, Antonio, Rasmin, Menaldi, Raza, Aun, Rees, Helen, Reges, Paula, Rogers, Chris, Salami, Kolawole, Salvadori, Marina, Sauermann, Mamatha, Sinani, Narvina, Sow, Samba, Sterne, Jonathan AC, Stevanovikj, Milena, Tacconelli, Evelina, Tavares Maltez, Fernando Manuel, Teferi, Mekonnen, Tikkinen, Kari, Trelle, Sven, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Zaid, Hala, Røttingen, John-Arne, Swaminathan, Soumya, Ryan, Michael, Gjermeni, Nevila, Meta, Esmeralda, Aguila, Damian, Alonso, Ignacio, Altamirano, Marcos, Alvarez, María, Alzola, Rodrigo, Arce, Veronica, Arribillaga, Patricia, Avila, Rafael, Balbuena, Juan, Barcelona, Laura, Barletta, José, Benedetti, María, Berdiñas, Verónica, Burgui, Julieta, Caimi, Sabrina, Carrillo, Juan, Carrizo, Juan, Castelli, Juan, Cazaux, Alexis, Cervellino, Flavia, Chalco, Angelo, Chediack, Viviana, Cunto, Eleonora, D'Amico, Nicolàs, de Vedia, Lautaro, Delgado, Carolina, Di Pilla, Debora, Díaz, Miguel, Díaz Aguiar, Pablo, Domínguez, Cecilia, Ellero, Leonor, Farina, Javier, Fernàndez, José, Ferreyra, Roxana, Filippi, María, Fogar, Carolina, Frare, Pablo, Giudiche, Celeste, Golikow, Mariana, Gomez, Maria Georgina, Hermida, Laura, Hurtado, Mariano, Jacobo, Mariela, Jaume, Martin, Laplume, Diego, Lescano, María, Lista, Nicolàs, Loiacono, Flavia, López, Ana Belen, Losso, Marcelo, Luna, Cecilia, Lupo, Sergio, Marianelli, Leonardo, Martin, Anabella, Masciottra, Florencia, Mykietiuk, Analía, Orellano, Lorena, Pachioli, Valeria, Padilla, María José, Pallavicini, Cecilia, Patroso, Jazmin, Perez Blanco, Luz, Presas, Jose Louis, Provenzano, Matias, Lavera, Lorena, Reichert, Viviana, Riveros, Florencia, Rodríguez, Alejandra, Rolon, María José, Salvay, Carolina, Simonetta, María, Sisto, Alicia, Themines, Sandra, Tito, Fernando, Toibaro, Javier, Torales, Graciela, Verón, Luciano, Vizzotti, Carla, Egle, Alexander, Greil, Richard, Joannidis, Michael, Altdorfer, Antoine, Belkhir, Leila, Fraipont, Vincent, Hites, Maya, Arruda, Erico, Breda, Giovanni, Colussi, Arthur, Corradi, Miran, Croda, Julio, Duani, Helena, João, Esaú, Machado, Elizabeth, Mello, Fernanda, Miranda Filho, Demócrito, Monteiro, Poliana, Nunes, Ceuci, Pereira Junior, Luiz Carlos, Pinto, Gustavo, Raboni, Sonia, Ramos, Marcelo, Ruffing, Leonardo, Santos, Valdilea, Souza, Tamara, Medeiros, Melissa, Schwarzbold, Alexandre, Ali, Karim, Azher, Tanweer, Bellemare, David, Binnie, Alexandra, Borgia, Sergio, Cavayas, Yiorgos Alexandros, Chagnon, Nicholas, Cheng, Matthew, Cloutier, Eve, Conly, John, Costiniuk, Cecilia, Daneman, Nick, Douglas, James, Downey, Catarina, Duan, Erick, Durand, Medeline, English, Shane, Farjou, George, Fera, Evadiki, Fontela, Patricia, Fowler, Rob, Fralick, Mike, Gamble, David Gregory, Geagea, Anna, Grant, Jennifer, Harrison, Luke, Havey, Thomas, Hoang, Holly, Kelly, Lauren, Keynan, Yoav, Khwaja, Kosar, Klein, Marina, Kolan, Christophe, Kronfli, Nadine, Lamontagne, Francois, Lee, Nelson, Lee, Todd, Lim, Rachel, Lostun, Alexandra, MacIntyre, Erika, Malhamé, Isabelle, Martin-Carrier, Francois, McGuinty, Marlee, Munan, Matthew, O'Neil, Conar, Ovakim, Daniel, Papenburg, Jesse, Parhar, Ken, Parvathy, SeemaNair, Perez-Patrigeon, Santiago, Rishu, Asgar, Rushton, Moira, Scherr, Kim, Schwartz, Kevin, Semret, Makeda, Silverman, Micahel, Singh, Ameeta, Sligl, Wendy, Smith, Stephanie, Somayaji, Ranjani, Tan, Darrell, Tran, Tuong-Vi, Tremblay, Alain, Tsang, Jennifer, Turgeon, Alexis, Vakil, Erik, Weatherald, Jason, Yansouni, Cedric, Zarychanski, Ryan, Aristizabal, Claudia, Bravo, Juan, Caicedo, Monica, Chacón, Julio, Garzón, Diego, Guevara, Fredy, Lozano-Gonzàlez, Silvia, Macareno, Hugo, Montañez-Ayala, Anita, Oñate, Jose, Rojas-Gambasica, Jose, Rosso, Fernando, Saavedra, Carlos, Valderrama, Sandra, Vàquiro-Herrera, Eliana, Varón-Vega, Fabio, Zuluaga, Ivan, Abdel Baki, Amin, Abdelbary, Akram, Abdel-Razek, Wael, Amin, Wagdi, Asem, Noha, Elassal, Gehan, Elshesheny, Marwa, Fathy, Mohamed, Fathy, Naglaa, Fayed, Notaila, Hammam, Ahmed, Hassany, Sahar, Ibrahim, Hamdy, Kamal, Ehab, Masoud, Hossam, Mohamed, Maryam, Mohamed Gouda, Abdullah, Moustafa, Ehab, Okasha, Shaimaa, Rafik, Ahmed, Said, Ahmed, Sedky, Asmaa, Solyman Kabil, Mohamed, Tarek, Sara, Tharwat, Ahmed, Zaky, Samy, Abegaz, Emawayish Tesema, Bekele, Zelalem Mekonnen, Asfaw, Filmona Mekuria, Tegegne, Netsanet Aragaw, Teklemariam, Miheret Fikre, Nigusse, Frehiwot Tamiru, Achalu, Daniel Legesse, Weldegergs, Shewit Tesfagabr, Huluka, Dawit Kebede, Tereda, Addisu Birhanu, Ala-Kokko, Tero, Delany, Jutta, Ekroos, Heikki, Hankkio, Riina, Haukipää, Mia, Hetemäki, Iivo, Holma, Pia, Holmberg, Ville, Horstia, Saana, Jalkanen, Ville, Jämsänen, Toni, Järventie, Juuso, Järvinen, Petrus, Kalliala, Ilkka, Kauma, Heikki, Kilpeläinen, Tuomas, Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka, Kuitunen, Ilari, Lamminmäki, Satu, Mäkinen, Laura, Mäntylä, Jarkko, Mattila, Tiina, Myllärniemi, Marjukka, Niskanen, Joni, Nykänen, Taina, Nyqvist, Miro, Paajanen, Juuso, Partanen, Terhi, Patovirta, Riitta-Liisa, Paukkeri, Erja-Leena, Puusti, Emmi, Renner, Andreas, Reponen, Emma, Risku, Sari, Rosberg, Tuomas, Rutanen, Jarno, Säilä, Petrus, Salonen, Päivi, Sinisalo, Marjatta, Sivenius, Katariina, Tuominen, Susanna, Aboab, Jerone, Alfaiate, Toni, Andrejak, Claire, Andreu, Pascal, Belhadi, Drifa, Benezit, Francois, Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth, Bouadma, Lila, Bougon, David, Bouiller, Kevin, Bounes, Fanny, Boyer, Alexandre, Bruel, Cédric, Buffet, Alexandre, Burdet, Charles, Cazanave, Charles, Chabertier, Cyrille, Clere-Jehl, Rapahel, Costagliola, Dominique, Courjon, Johan-Victor, Crockett, Flora, Danion, Francois, Dechanet, Aline, Dellamonica, Jean, Delmas, Christelle, Diallo, Alpha, Djossou, Felix, Dubost, Clement, Dupont, Axelle, Epaulard, Olivier, Faure, Emmmanuel, Faure, Karine, Fayol, Antoine, Figueiredo, Samy, Fougerou, Claire, Gaborit, Benjamin, Gaci, Rostane, Gagneux-Brunon, Amandine, Gallien, Sebastien, Garot, D, Goehringer, Francois, Gruson, Didier, Hinschberger, Olivier, Hulot, Jean-Sebastien, Jaureguiberry, Stephane, Jean-Michel, Vanessa, Kerneis, Solen, Kimmoun, Antoine, Klouche, Kada, Lachatre, Marie, Lacombe, Karine, Laine, Fabrice, Lanoix, Jean Philippe, Laribi, Samira, Launay, Odile, Laviolle, Bruno, Le Moing, Vincent, Le Pavec, Jerome, Lebeaux, David, Leroy, Sylvie, Lescure, Xavier, Livrozet, Marine, Makinson, Alain, Malvy, Denis, Marquette, Charles-Hugo, Martin-Blondel, Guillaume, Mayaux, Julien, Mekontso Dessap, Armand, Mentre, France, Mercier, Noemie, Meziani, Ferhat, Molina, Jean Michel, Mootien, Yoganaden, Mourvillier, Bruno, Navellou, Jean Christoph, Noret, M, Peiffer- Smadja, Nathan, Peytavin, Gilles, Pialoux, Gilles, Pilmis, Benoît, Piroth, Lionel, Poindron, Vincent, Poissy, Julien, Pourcher, Valerie, Quenot, Jean Pierre, Raffi, Francois, Reignier, Jean, Richard, Jean Christoph, Robert, Céline, Saillard, Juliette, Sayre, Naomi, Senneville, Eric, Stefan, Francois, Tellier, Marie Capucine, Terzi, Nicolas, Textoris, Julien, Thiery, Guillame, Timsit, Jean Francois, Tolsma, Violaine, Tubiana, Sarah, Wallet, Florent, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan, Zerbib, Yoann, Aguilar, Carlos, Erazo, Laura, Fiallos, Angel, Figueroa, Rosbinda, Flores, Juan Jose, Melendez, Lesddyy, Moncada, Wendy, Abraham, Ooriapadickal Cherian, Acharya, Chetankumar, Aedula, Vinaya Sekhar, Aggarwal, Richa, Agrawal, Nishant, Agrawal, Umang, Agrawal, Abhishekh, Ahmad, Mohammad, Atal, Shubham, Babu, Avinash, Baidya, Dalim Kumar, Balachandran, Amith, Bangar, Rakhee, Bhadade, Rakesh, Bhandari, Sudhir, Bhapal, Meghavi, Bhardwaj, Pankaj, Bhati, Gaurav, Bhatia, Pradeep, Bhatt, Krishnakant, Bingi, Thrilok Chander, Borse, Rohidas, Buch, Vyom, Chand, Dipti, Chandwani, Ashish, Charan, Jaykaran, Chaudhari, Mayur, Chaudhari, Kirti, Chaudhary, Vipul, Chauhan, Nishant, Chikara, Gaurav, Daswani, Bharti, de Souza, Rosemarie, Desai, Chetna, Divakar, Balusamy, Divhare, Sujeet, Dorairajan, Suresh Kumar, Dutt, Naveen, Ethirajan, Therani Rajan, Gamit, Amit, Gamit, Sweta, Garg, Mahendra, Goenka, Ajay, Goenka, Aniket, Guleria, Randeep, Gupta, Paras, Gupta, Nivedita, Gupta, Madhur, Harde, Minal, Ingle, Vaibhav, Iyer, Shivkumar, Jamalapuram, Vaishnavi, Jayanthi, Rangarajan, Joshi, Rajnish, Kadam, Abhijeet, Kalakuntla, Hemanth, Kalikar, Mrunalini, Kalme, Sayali, Kamble, Suchit, Kant, Ravi, Kantharia, Bansari, Kashikar, Arundhati, Kavishvar, Abhay, Kayina, Choro Athipro, Kerkar, Pranali, Khadanga, Sagar, Khandare, Sagar, Kokate, Pranjali, Komathi, Jayavelu, Krishnan, Vijay, Krishnan, Jayasree, Krishnan, Sumitra, Kulur Mukhyaprana, Sudha, Kumarasamy, N, Mahavar, Sunil, Maitra, Souvik, Majumdar, Falguni, Malhotra, Supriya, Mamulwar, Megha, Malini, Padma, Marwah, Vikas, Maurya, Akhilesh, Mehta, Kedar, Mesipogu, Rajarao, Misra, Shobha, Mitra, Sajal, Mittal, Ankit, Mohan, Bharathi, Momin, Mohmmedirfan, Nag, Vijaya, Nagarajan, Ramakrishnan, Nagmani, Kammili, Narlawar, Uday, Natarajan, Gopalakrishnan, Nischal, Neeraj, Ogale, Dhananjay, Palat, Paltial, Panda, Prasan, Panda, Samiran, Pandya, Amee, Parate, Rohit, Paritekar, Arunita, Patel, Parvati, Patel, Chetna, Patel, Sunaina, Patel, Vitan, Patel, Deep, Patel, Harshad, Patil, Girish, Peter, Deepu, Prasad, Durga, Purohit, Vimlesh, Rabindrarajan, Ebenezer, Ranganathan, Lakshmiarasimhan, Rao, Tushara, Rao, Chakradhara, Rathod, Chirag, Raval, Devang, Ray, Avik, Reddy, Kamini, Rege, Sujata, Revathi, Ayyasamy, Roy, Dhara, Saigal, Saurabh, Sane, Suvarna, Sangale, Shashi, Seetharaman, Krishnamoorthy, Selvamuthu, Poongulali, Seshaiah, Kurada Venkata, Shadrach, Benhur, Shah, Jignesh, Shah, Sonal, Sharma, Swati, Sharma, Raman, Sharma, Shrikant, Singh, Krishna, Singh, Anil, Singh, Arjeet, Singhai, Abhishek, Soneja, Manish, Soni, Kapil Dev, Subhan, Thasneem banu, Subramaniam, Sudharshini, Sudarsanam, Thambu David, Sudarsi, Ravindra Kumar, Suleman, Dawood, Suthar, Nilay, Talati, Shriraj, Tambe, Murlidhar, Tejomurtula, Tilak, Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Bharatkumar, Trikha, Anjan, Trivedi, Aarti, Udwadia, Zarir, Upadhyay, Kamlesh, Vasava, Ashwin, Vasudevan, Damodaran, Velayudham, Rajendran, 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2022
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22. Acriflavine, a clinically approved drug, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and other betacoronaviruses

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Napolitano, Valeria, Dabrowska, Agnieszka, Schorpp, Kenji, Mourão, André, Barreto-Duran, Emilia, Benedyk, Malgorzata, Botwina, Pawel, Brandner, Stefanie, Bostock, Mark, Chykunova, Yuliya, Czarna, Anna, Dubin, Grzegorz, Fröhlich, Tony, Hölscher, Michael, Jedrysik, Malwina, Matsuda, Alex, Owczarek, Katarzyna, Pachota, Magdalena, Plettenburg, Oliver, Potempa, Jan, Rothenaigner, Ina, Schlauderer, Florian, Slysz, Klaudia, Szczepanski, Artur, Greve-Isdahl Mohn, Kristin, Blomberg, Bjorn, Sattler, Michael, Hadian, Kamyar, Popowicz, Grzegorz Maria, and Pyrc, Krzysztof

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2022
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23. Predominance of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhi genotype 4.3.1 with low-level ciprofloxacin resistance in Zanzibar

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Onken, Annette, primary, Moyo, Sabrina, additional, Miraji, Mohammed Khamis, additional, Bohlin, Jon, additional, Marijani, Msafiri, additional, Manyahi, Joel, additional, Kibwana, Kibwana Omar, additional, Müller, Fredrik, additional, Jenum, Pål A., additional, Abeid, Khamis Ali, additional, Reimers, Marianne, additional, Langeland, Nina, additional, Mørch, Kristine, additional, and Blomberg, Bjørn, additional

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2024
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25. Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients

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Blomberg, Bjørn, Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl, Brokstad, Karl Albert, Zhou, Fan, Linchausen, Dagrun Waag, Hansen, Bent-Are, and Lartey, Sarah

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Isolation (Hospital care) -- Health aspects -- Demographic aspects, Biological sciences, Health
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Long-term complications after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are common in hospitalized patients, but the spectrum of symptoms in milder cases needs further investigation. We conducted a long-term follow-up in a prospective cohort study of 312 patients--247 home-isolated and 65 hospitalized--comprising 82% of total cases in Bergen during the first pandemic wave in Norway. At 6 months, 61% (189/312) of all patients had persistent symptoms, which were independently associated with severity of initial illness, increased convalescent antibody titers and pre-existing chronic lung disease. We found that 52% (32/61) of home-isolated young adults, aged 16-30 years, had symptoms at 6 months, including loss of taste and/or smell (28%, 17/61), fatigue (21%, 13/61), dyspnea (13%, 8/61), impaired concentration (13%, 8/61) and memory problems (11%, 7/61). Our findings that young, home-isolated adults with mild COVID-19 are at risk of long-lasting dyspnea and cognitive symptoms highlight the importance of infection control measures, such as vaccination. Analysis of a prospectively enrolled cohort of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections in Bergen, Norway, reveals a high proportion of patients who experienced long COVID symptoms at 6 months, despite being relatively young and having only mild to moderate acute COVID-19 symptoms., Author(s): Bjørn Blomberg [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] , Kristin Greve-Isdahl Mohn [sup.3] [sup.4] , Karl Albert Brokstad [sup.5] [sup.6] , Fan Zhou [sup.4] , Dagrun Waag Linchausen [sup.7] , Bent-Are Hansen [...]

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2021
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31. Persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 is associated with high viral load, weak antibody response, and high levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9

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Lerum, Tøri Vigeland, Maltzahn, Niklas Nyboe, Aukrust, Pål, Trøseid, Marius, Henriksen, Katerina Nezvalova, Kåsine, Trine, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne-Ma, Stiksrud, Birgitte, Haugli, Mette, Blomberg, Bjørn, Kittang, Bård Reiakvam, Johannessen, Asgeir, Hannula, Raisa, Aballi, Saad, Kildal, Anders Benjamin, Eiken, Ragnhild, Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter, Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof, Müller, Fredrik, Rodriguez, Jezabel Rivero, Meltzer, Carin, Einvik, Gunnar, Ueland, Thor, Olsen, Inge Christoffer, Barratt-Due, Andreas, Aaløkken, Trond Mogens, and Skjønsberg, Ole Henning

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2021
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35. Post COVID-19 condition after delta infection and omicron reinfection in children and adolescents

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Ertesvåg, Nina Urke, primary, Iversen, Arild, additional, Blomberg, Bjørn, additional, Özgümüş, Türküler, additional, Rijal, Pramila, additional, Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg, additional, Cox, Rebecca Jane, additional, Langeland, Nina, additional, Haug, Kjell, additional, Sandnes, Helene, additional, Mohn, Kristin G-I, additional, Olofsson, Jan Stefan, additional, Sævik, Marianne, additional, Brokstad, Christopher James, additional, Kuwelker, Kanika, additional, and Heienberg, Kristin, additional

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2023
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37. Erratum to “Practice variation in anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: Unravelling differences in failure to rescue” [Eur J Surg Oncol 49 (5) (May 2023) 974–982]

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Heisterkamp, Joos, Polat, Fatih, Schouten, Jeroen, Singh, Pritam, Slootmans, Cettela A.M., Ultee, Gijs, Gisbertz, Suzanne S., Eshuis, Wietse J., Kalff, Marianne C., Feenstra, Minke L., van der Peet, Donald L., Stam, Wessel T., Van Etten, Boudewijn, Poelmann, Floris, Vuurberg, Nienke, Willem van den Berg, Jan, Martijnse, Ingrid S., Matthijsen, Robert M., Luyer, Misha, Curvers, Wout, Nieuwenhuijzen, Tom, Taselaar, Annick E., Kouwenhoven, Ewout A., Lubbers, Merel, Sosef, Meindert, Lecot, Frederik, Geraedts, Tessa C.M., van den Wildenberg, Frits, Kelder, Wendy, Baas, Peter C., de Haas, Job W.A., Hartgrink, Henk H., Bahadoer, Renu R., van Sandick, Johanna W., Hartemink, Koen J., Veenhof, Xander, Stockmann, Hein, Gorgec, Burak, Weeder, Pepijn, Wiezer, Marinus J., Genders, Charlotte M.S., Belt, Eric, Blomberg, Bjorn, van Duijvendijk, Peter, Claassen, Linda, Reetz, David, Steenvoorde, Pascal, Mastboom, Walter, Klein Ganseij, Henk Jan, van Dalsen, Annette D., Joldersma, Annalie, Zwakman, Marije, Groenendijk, Richard P.R., Montazeri, Mahsa, Mercer, Stuart, Knight, Benjamin, van Boxel, Gijs, McGregor, Richard J., Skipworth, Richard J.E., Frattini, Cristina, Bradley, Alice, Nilsson, Magnus, Hayami, Masaru, Huang, Biying, Bundred, James, Evans, Richard, Grimminger, Peter P., van der Sluis, Pieter C., Eren, Uzun, Saunders, John, Theophilidou, Elena, Khanzada, Zubair, Elliott, Jessie A., Ponten, Jeroen, King, Sinead, Reynolds, John V., Sgromo, Bruno, Akbari, Khalid, Shalaby, Samar, Gutschow, Christian A., Schmidt, Henner, Vetter, Diana, Moorthy, Krishna, Ibrahim, Mohamed A.H., Christodoulidis, Grigorious, Räsänen, Jari V., Kauppi, Juha, Söderström, Henna, Koshy, Renol, Manatakis, Dimitrios K., Korkolis, Dimitrios P., Balalis, Dimitrios, Rompu, Aliki, Alkhaffaf, Bilal, Alasmar, Mohamed, Arebi, Moaad, Piessen, Guillaume, Nuytens, Frederiek, Degisors, Sebastien, Ahmed, Ahmed, Boddy, Alex, Gandhi, Suraj, Fashina, Oluwatomini, Van Daele, Elke, Pattyn, Piet, Robb, William B., Arumugasamy, Mayilone, Al Azzawi, Mohammed, Whooley, Jack, Colak, Elif, Aybar, Engin, Sari, Ahmet C., Uyanik, Mustafa S., Ciftci, Ahmet B., Sayyed, Raza, Ayub, Bushra, Murtaza, Ghulam, Saeed, Aniqa, Ramesh, Priyanka, Charalabopoulos, Alexandros, Liakakos, Theodore, Schizas, Dimitrios, Baili, Efstratia, Kapelouzou, Alkistis, Valmasoni, Michele, Pierobon, Elisa Sefora, Capovilla, Giovanni, Merigliano, Stefano, Constantinoiu, Silviu, Birla, Rodica, Achim, Florin, Rosianu, Cristian Gelu, Hoara, Petre, Castro, Raúl Guevara, Salcedo, Andrés Felipe, Negoi, Ionut, Negoita, Valentina M., Ciubotaru, Cezar, Stoica, Bogdan, Hostiuc, Sorin, Colucci, Nicola, Mönig, Stefan P., Wassmer, Charles-Henri, Meyer, Jeremy, Takeda, Flavio Roberto, Aissar Sallum, Rubens Antonio, Ribeiro, Ulysses, Cecconello, Ivan, Toledo, Enrique, Trugeda, Maria Soledad, Fernández, María José, Gil, Carolina, Castanedo, Sonia, Isik, Arda, Kurnaz, Eray, Videira, José Flávio, Peyroteo, Mariana, Canotilho, Rita, Weindelmayer, Jacopo, Giacopuzzi, Simone, De Pasqual, Carlo Alberto, Bruna, Marcos, Mingol, Fernando, Vaque, Javier, Pérez, Carla, Phillips, Alexander W., Chmelo, Jakub, Brown, Joshua, Han, Laura E., Gossage, James A., Davies, Andrew R., Baker, Cara R., Kelly, Mark, Saad, Mohamed, Bernardi, Daniele, Bonavina, Luigi, Asti, Emanuele, Riva, Carlo, Scaramuzzo, Rosa, Elhadi, Muhammed, Ahmed, Hazem Abdelkarem, Elhadi, Ahmed, Elnagar, Faruk Ali, Msherghi, Ahmed A.A., Wills, Vanessa, Campbell, Cassidy, Cerdeira, Marisol Perez, Whiting, Scott, Merrett, Neil, Das, Amitabha, Apostolou, Christos, Lorenzo, Aldenb, Sousa, Fabiana, Barbosa, José Adelino, Devezas, Vítor, Barbosa, Elisabete, Fernandes, Cristina, Smith, Garett, Li, Edward Y., Bhimani, Nazim, Chan, Priscilla, Kotecha, Krishna, Hii, Michael W., Ward, Salena M., Johnson, MaryAnn, Read, Matthew, Chong, Lynn, Hollands, Michael J., Allaway, Matthew, Richardson, Arthur, Johnston, Emma, Chen, Andy Z.L., Kanhere, Harsh, Prasad, Shalvin, McQuillan, Patrick, Surman, Tim, Trochsler, MarkusI., Schofield, W.A., Ahmed, Syeda Khadijah, Reid, Jessica L., Harris, Mark C., Gananadha, Sivakumar, Farrant, Jessica, Rodrigues, Nicole, Fergusson, James, Hindmarsh, Andrew, Afzal, Zeeshan, Safranek, Peter, Sujendran, Vijay, Rooney, Siobhan, Loureiro, Carlos, Fernández, Saioa Leturio, Díez del Val, Ismael, Jaunoo, Shameen, Kennedy, Lauren, Hussain, Ahmed, Theodorou, Dimitrios, Triantafyllou, Tania, Theodoropoulos, Charalampos, Palyvou, Theodora, Ben Taher, Fatima Abdullah, Ekheel, Mustafa, Ubels, Sander, Matthée, Eric, Verstegen, Moniek, Klarenbeek, Bastiaan, Bouwense, Stefan, van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I., Daams, Freek, Dekker, Jan Willem T., van Det, Marc J., van Esser, Stijn, Griffiths, Ewen A., Haveman, Jan Willem, Nieuwenhuijzen, Grard, Siersema, Peter D., Wijnhoven, Bas, Hannink, Gerjon, van Workum, Frans, and Rosman, Camiel

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2023
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39. SARS-CoV-2 specific immune responses in overweight and obese COVID-19 patients.

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Bredholt Onyango, Therese, Fan Zhou, Bredholt, Geir, Brokstad, Karl A., Lartey, Sarah, Mohn, Kristin G.-I., Özgümüs, Türküler, Kittang, Bård Reiakvam, Linchausen, Dagrun Waag, Shafiani, Shahin, Elyanow, Rebecca, Blomberg, Bjørn, Langeland, Nina, and Cox, Rebecca Jane

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COVID-19, COMPULSIVE eating, IMMUNE response, SARS-CoV-2, T cell receptors, OBESITY
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Obesity is a known risk factor for severe respiratory tract infections. In this prospective study, we assessed the impact of being obese or overweight on longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 humoral and cellular responses up to 18 months after infection. 274 patients provided blood samples at regular time intervals up to 18 months including obese (BMI ≥30, n=32), overweight (BMI 25-29.9, n=103) and normal body weight (BMI 18.5-24.9, n=134) SARS-CoV-2 patients. We determined SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific IgG, IgA, IgM levels by ELISA and neutralising antibody titres by neutralisation assay. RBD- and spike-specific memory B cells were investigated by ELISpot, spike- and non-spike-specific IFN-g, IL-2 and IFN-g/IL-2 secreting T cells by FluoroSpot and T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing was performed. Higher BMI correlated with increased COVID-19 severity. Humoral and cellular responses were stronger in overweight and obese patients than normal weight patients and associated with higher spike-specific IgG binding titres relative to neutralising antibody titres. Linear regression models demonstrated that BMI, age and COVID-19 severity correlated independently with higher SARS-CoV-2 immune responses. We found an increased proportion of unique SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell clonotypes after infection in overweight and obese patients. COVID-19 vaccination boosted humoral and cellular responses irrespective of BMI, although stronger immune boosting was observed in normal weight patients. Overall, our results highlight more severe disease and an overreactivity of the immune system in overweight and obese patients after SARSCoV-2 infection, underscoring the importance of recognizing overweight/obese individuals as a risk group for prioritisation for COVID-19 vaccination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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41. The Performances of Three Commercially Available Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies at Different Time Points Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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Syre, Heidi, primary, Obreque, Marius Eduardo Brå, additional, Dalen, Ingvild, additional, Riis, Åse Garløv, additional, Berg, Åse, additional, Löhr, Iren Høyland, additional, Sundal, Jon, additional, Kleppe, Lars Kåre, additional, Vadla, May Sissel, additional, Lenning, Ole Bernt, additional, Olofsson, Jan Stefan, additional, Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl, additional, Tøndel, Camilla, additional, Blomberg, Bjørn, additional, Trieu, Mai Chi, additional, Langeland, Nina, additional, and Cox, Rebecca Jane, additional

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2022
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42. Clinical features and risk factors for death in acute undifferentiated fever: A prospective observational study in rural community hospitals in six states of India

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Mørch, Kristine, primary, Manoharan, Anand, additional, Chandy, Sara, additional, Singh, Ashita, additional, Kuriakose, Cijoy, additional, Patil, Suvarna, additional, Henry, Anil, additional, Chacko, Novin, additional, Alvarez-Uria, Gerardo, additional, Nesaraj, Joel, additional, Blomberg, Bjørn, additional, Kurian, Siby, additional, Haanshuus, Christel Gill, additional, Antony, George Vasanthan, additional, Langeland, Nina, additional, and Mathai, Dilip, additional

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2022
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48. SARS-CoV-2–Specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Norwegian Health Care Workers After the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Trieu, Mai-Chi, Bansal, Amit, Madsen, Anders, Zhou, Fan, Sævik, Marianne, Vahokoski, Juha, Brokstad, Karl Albert, Krammer, Florian, Tøndel, Camilla, Mohn, Kristin G I, Blomberg, Bjørn, Langeland, Nina, Cox, Rebecca J, Kittang, Bård, Linchausen, Dagrunn Waag, Amdam, Håkon, Onyango, Therese Bredholt, Bredholt, Geir, Ertesvåg, Nina, Lartey, Sarah, Sandnes, Helene Heitmann, Grøvan, Fredrik, Bartsch, Hauke, Syre, Heidi, Real, Francisco, and Berg, Åse Garløv

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Male, 0301 basic medicine, Immunoglobulin A, Antibodies, Viral, spike protein, Immunoglobulin G, 0302 clinical medicine, Pandemic, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective cohort study, Neutralizing antibody, Asymptomatic Infections, biology, Norway, neutralizing antibody, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, AcademicSubjects/MED00290, Infectious Diseases, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus, Female, Antibody, IgA, Adult, IgM, IgG, Health Personnel, education, 030106 microbiology, health care workers, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Major Article, Humans, Seroconversion, seroconversion, Pandemics, Aged, antibody characterization, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, COVID-19, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Immunoglobulin M, Immunology, biology.protein, business
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Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries experienced infection in health care workers (HCW) due to overburdened health care systems. Whether infected HCW acquire protective immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unclear. Methods In a Norwegian prospective cohort study, we enrolled 607 HCW before and after the first COVID-19 wave. Exposure history, COVID-19–like symptoms, and serum samples were collected. SARS-CoV-2–specific antibodies were characterized by spike-protein IgG/IgM/IgA enzyme-linked immunosorbent and live-virus neutralization assays. Results Spike-specific IgG/IgM/IgA antibodies increased after the first wave in HCW with, but not in HCW without, COVID-19 patient exposure. Thirty-two HCW (5.3%) had spike-specific antibodies (11 seroconverted with ≥4-fold increase, 21 were seropositive at baseline). Neutralizing antibodies were found in 11 HCW that seroconverted, of whom 4 (36.4%) were asymptomatic. Ninety-seven HCW were tested by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) during follow-up; 8 were positive (7 seroconverted, 1 had undetectable antibodies). Conclusions We found increases in SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in infected HCW, especially after COVID-19 patient exposure. Our data show a low number of SARS-CoV-2–seropositive HCW in a low-prevalence setting; however, the proportion of seropositivity was higher than RT-PCR positivity, highlighting the importance of antibody testing., Low numbers of SARS-CoV-2–seropositive HCW were found in Norway and 1.8% of HCW seroconverted with neutralizing antibodies. Seropositivity was higher than RT-PCR positivity in HCW with 36% asymptomatic, representing a risk of infection within the health care setting.

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2020

49. Symptom burden and immune dynamics 6 to 18 months following mild SARS-CoV-2 infection -a case-control study

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Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg, Blomberg, Bjørn, Kuwelker, Kanika, Zhou, Fan, Onyango, Therese Bredholt, Brokstad, Karl Albert, Elyanow, Rebecca G, Kaplan, Ian, Tøndel, Camilla, Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl, Özgümüs, Türküler, Cox, Rebecca Jane, and Langeland, Nina

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Background The burden and duration of persistent symptoms after nonsevere coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains uncertain. This study aimed to assess postinfection symptom trajectories in home-isolated COVID-19 cases compared with age- and time- matched seronegative controls, and investigate immunological correlates of long COVID. Methods A prospective case-control study included home-isolated COVID-19 cases between February 28 and April 4, 2020, and followed for 12 (n = 233) to 18 (n = 149) months, and 189 age-matched severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-naive controls. We collected clinical data at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months postinfection, and blood samples at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months for analysis of SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular responses. Results Overall, 46% (108/233) had persisting symptoms 12 months after COVID-19. Compared with controls, adult cases had a high risk of fatigue (27% excess risk, sex, and comorbidity adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 5.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.27–10.5), memory problems (21% excess risk; aOR 7.42; CI, 3.51–15.67), concentration problems (20% excess risk; aOR 8.88; 95% CI, 3.88–20.35), and dyspnea (10% excess risk; aOR 2.66; 95% CI, 1.22–5.79). The prevalence of memory problems increased overall from 6 to 18 months (excess risk 11.5%; 95% CI, 1.5–21.5; P = .024) and among women (excess risk 18.7%; 95% CI, 4.4–32.9; P = .010). Longitudinal spike immunoglobulin G was significantly associated with dyspnea at 12 months. The spike-specific clonal CD4+ T-cell receptor β depth was significantly associated with both dyspnea and number of symptoms at 12 months. Conclusions This study documents a high burden of persisting symptoms after mild COVID-19 and suggests that infection induced SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses may influence long-term symptoms. publishedVersion

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2022

50. A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

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Ertesvåg, Nina Urke, Xiao, Julie, Zhou, Fan, Ljostveit, Sonja, Sandnes, Helene, Lartey, Sarah, Sævik, Marianne, Hansen, Lena, Madsen, Anders, Mohn, Kristin G. I., Fjelltveit, Elisabeth, Olofsson, Jan Stefan, Tan, Tiong Kit, Rijal, Pramila, Schimanski, Lisa, Øyen, Siri, Brokstad, Karl Albert, Dunachie, Susanna, Jämsén, Anni, James, William S., Harding, Adam C., Harvala, Heli, Nguyen, Dung, Roberts, David, Patel, Monika, Gopal, Robin, Zambon, Maria, Wei, Leiyan, Gilbert-Jaramillo, Javier, Knight, Michael L., Vaughan-Jackson, Alun, Dupont, Maeva, Lamikanra, Abigail A., Klennerman, Paul, Barnes, Eleanor, Deeks, Alexandra, Johnson, Sile, Skelly, Donal, Stafford, Lizzie, Townsend, Alain, Tøndel, Camilla, Kuwelker, Kanika, Blomberg, Bjørn, Bredholt, Geir, Onyango, Therese Bredholt, Vahokoski, Juha, Bansal, Amit, Trieu, Mai Chi, Amdam, Håkon, Akselsen, Per Espen, Skorge, Trude Duelien, Okkenhaug, Liv Heiberg, Linchausen, Dagrunn Waag, Langeland, Nina, and Cox, Rebecca Jane

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Background Evaluation of susceptibility to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) requires rapid screening tests for neutralising antibodies which provide protection. Methods Firstly, we developed a receptor-binding domain-specific haemagglutination test (HAT) to Wuhan and VOC (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) and compared to pseudotype, microneutralisation and virus neutralisation assays in 835 convalescent sera. Secondly, we investigated the antibody response using the HAT after two doses of mRNA (BNT162b2) vaccination. Sera were collected at baseline, three weeks after the first and second vaccinations from older (80–99 years, n = 89) and younger adults (23–77 years, n = 310) and compared to convalescent sera from naturally infected individuals (1–89 years, n = 307). Results Here we show that HAT antibodies highly correlated with neutralising antibodies (R = 0.72–0.88) in convalescent sera. Home-dwelling older individuals have significantly lower antibodies to the Wuhan strain after one and two doses of BNT162b2 vaccine than younger adult vaccinees and naturally infected individuals. Moverover, a second vaccine dose boosts and broadens the antibody repertoire to VOC in naïve, not previously infected older and younger adults. Most (72–76%) older adults respond after two vaccinations to alpha and delta, but only 58–62% to beta and gamma, compared to 96–97% of younger vaccinees and 68–76% of infected individuals. Previously infected older individuals have, similarly to younger adults, high antibody titres after one vaccination. Conclusions Overall, HAT provides a surrogate marker for neutralising antibodies, which can be used as a simple inexpensive, rapid test. HAT can be rapidly adaptable to emerging VOC for large-scale evaluation of potentially decreasing vaccine effectiveness.

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2022

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