• Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - Secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study) 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grøvle, Lars; Espeland, Ansgar; Pripp, Are Hugo; Grotle, Margreth; Hellum, Christian; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Froholdt, Anne; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lutro, Olav; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Anke, Audny; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Skouen, Jan Sture; Brox, Jens Ivar; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;21, Article number: 458 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-13)
      Background: Randomised trials on antibiotic treatment for patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral endplate changes visible on MRI (Modic changes) have shown mixed results. A possible explanation might be a real ...
    • Diagnostic accuracy and added value of infection biomarkers in patients with possible sepsis in the emergency department 

      Christensen, Erik Egeland; Binde, Christina; Leegaard, Marianne; Tonby, Kristian; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Kvale, Dag; Amundsen, Erik Koldberg; Holten, Aleksander Rygh (Shock;Vol. 58, No. 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Biomarkers for early recognition of infection are warranted. The hypothesis of this study was that calprotectin, C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6 and procalcitonin (PCT), alone or in combination, provide clinically ...
    • Nyfødte i risiko - Forslag til fagprosedyre 

      Berglund, Kine Marlene; Olsen, Maren Madland (Master thesis, 2019)
      Bakgrunn: Mistanke om infeksjon er den vanligste årsaken til sykehusinnleggelse for nyfødte. Infeksjon kan føre til livstruende sepsis. Symptomene på sepsis hos nyfødte er uspesifikke og vanskelige å tolke. Antakeligvis ...