• Anti-inflammatory MicroRNAs and their potential for inflammatory diseases treatment 

      Tahamtan, Alireza; Teymoori-Rad, Majid; Nakstad, Britt; Salimi, Vahid (Frontiers in immunology;9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-25)
      Inflammation is a complicated biological and pathophysiological cascade of responses to infections and injuries, and inflammatory mechanisms are closely related to many diseases. The magnitude, the complicated network of ...
    • Assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Predictors of the need for major medical interventions 

      Berg, Are Stuwitz; Inchley, Christopher; Fjærli, Hans Olav; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Nakstad, Britt (Pediatric emergency care;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to determine potential predictors of the need for major medical interventions in the context of assessing severity in pediatric pneumonia. Methods: This was a prospective, cohort ...
    • Clinical features and inflammatory markers in pediatric pneumonia: a prospective study 

      Inchley, Christopher; Fjærli, Hans Olav; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Lindbæk, Morten; Nakstad, Britt (European journal of pediatrics;176(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-09)
      Abstract In this prospective, observational study on previously healthy children <18 years, we aimed to study the diagnostic ability of clinical features and inflammatory markers to (i) predict pathologic chest radiography ...
    • Right and left ventricular function in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus infection 

      Horter, Thorsten; Nakstad, Britt; Ashtari, Omid; Solevåg, Anne Lee (Infection and Drug Resistance;10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-07)
      Background: Extrapulmonary manifestations including cardiac dysfunction have been demonstrated in children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection requiring intensive care. The aim of this study was to examine ...