• Comprehensive contact tracing, testing and sequencing show limited transmission of sars‐cov‐2 between children in schools in norway, august 2020 to may 2021 

      Askeland Winje, Brita; Ofitserova, Trine Skogset; Brynildsrud, Ola Brønstad; Greve-Isdahl, Margrethe; Bragstad, Karoline; Rykkvin, Rikard; Hungnes, Olav; Lund, Hilde Marie; Nygård, Karin Maria; Meijerink, Hinta; Brandal, Lin Cathrine T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The role of children in the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in schools has been a topic of controversy. In this study among school contacts of SARS-CoV-2 positive children in 43 ...
    • Implications of stx loss for clinical diagnostics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli 

      Senthakumaran, Thulasika; Brandal, Lin Cathrine T.; Lindstedt, Bjørn-Arne; Jørgensen, Silje Bakken; Charnock, Colin; Tunsjø, Hege (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases;Volume 37, Issue 12, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-28)
      The dynamics related to the loss of stx genes from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli remain unclear. Current diagnostic procedures have shortcomings in the detection and identification of STEC. This is partly owing ...