• Drug resistance is widespread among children who receive long-term antiretroviral treatment at a rural Tanzanian hospital 

      Bratholm, Clara Sofie; Johannessen, Asgeir; Naman, Ezra; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kivuyo, Sokoine; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Ormaasen, Vidar; Bruun, Johan N (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      To assess long-term virological efficacy and the emergence of drug resistance in children who receive antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Tanzania. Haydom Lutheran Hospital has provided ART to HIV-infected individuals since 2003. From February through May 2009, a cross-sectional virological efficacy survey was conducted among children (<15 years) who had completed ≥6 months of first-line ...
    • Encephalitis and aseptic meningitis: short-term and long-term outcome, quality of life and neuropsychological functioning 

      Paulsen, Else Quist; Ormaasen, Vidar; Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken; Dunlop, Oona Borghild; Ueland, Per Magne; Ueland, Thor; Eikeland, Randi; Aukrust, Pål; Nordenmark, Tonje Haug (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-06)
      For those surviving encephalitis, the influence on daily life of patients and their relatives may be substantial. In contrast, the prognosis after aseptic meningitis (ASM) is considered good. In this prospective study in patients with encephalitis (n = 20) and ASM (n = 46), we show that both groups experienced reduced Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) at two months after discharge, and that ...