• An Estimate of the Burden of Fungal Disease in Norway 

      Nordøy, Ingvild; Hesstvedt, Liv; Andersen, Cecilie Torp; Mylvaganam, Haima; Kols, Nicola Isabelle; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Tofteland, Ståle; Müller, Fredrik; Denning, David W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      The aim of this study was to examine the burden of fungal disease in Norway, contributing to a worldwide effort to improve awareness of the needs for better diagnosis and treatment of such infections. We used national registers and actual data from the Departments of Microbiology from 2015 and estimated the incidence and/or prevalence of superficial, allergic and invasive fungal disease using published ...
    • Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Development of Multidrug Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae 

      Hegstad, Kristin; Mylvaganam, Haima; Janice, Jessin; Josefsen, Ellen H.; Sivertsen, Audun; Skaare, Dagfinn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-29)
      <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> colonizes the respiratory tract in humans and causes both invasive and noninvasive infections. Resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in <i>H. influenzae</i> is rare in Europe. In this study, we defined acquired resistance gene loci and <i>ftsI</i> mutations in multidrug-resistant (MDR) and/or PBP3-mediated beta-lactam-resistant (rPBP3) <i>H. influenzae</i> ...