Browsing by Author "Gravningen, Kirsten"

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    • Clinical course, treatment and visual outcome of an outbreak of Burkholderia contaminans endophthalmitis following cataract surgery 

      Lind, Caroline; Olsen, Karina; Angelsen, Nina K.; Krefting, Einar A.; Fossen, Kristian; Gravningen, Kirsten; Depoorter, Eliza; Vandamme, Peter; Bertelsen, Geir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-19)
      Background - Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare but dreaded complication of intraocular surgery and often results in severe visual impairment or blindness. The present study describes the clinical course, treatment and visual outcome of an outbreak of Burkholderia contaminans endophthalmitis following cataract surgery.<p> <p>Methods - Among 290 patients who underwent uneventful phacoemulsification ...

    • Community carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: a cross-sectional study of risk factors and comparative genomics of carriage and clinical isolates 

      Raffelsberger, Niclas Peter; Buczek, Dorota Julia; Svendsen, Kristian; Småbrekke, Lars; Pöntinen, Anna Kaarina; Löhr, Iren Høyland; Andreassen, Lotte Leonore Eivindsdatter; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn Ståle; Gravningen, Kirsten; Samuelsen, Ørjan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-12)
      The global prevalence of infections caused by extended-spectrum βlactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) is increasing, and for Escherichia coli, observations indicate that this is partly driven by community-onset cases. The ESBL-E population structure in the community is scarcely described, and data on risk factors for carriage are conflicting. Here, we report the prevalence and population ...