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Asko Järvinen
Researcher at University of Helsinki
Publications - 119
Citations - 5154
Asko Järvinen is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Bacteremia. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 115 publications receiving 4465 citations. Previous affiliations of Asko Järvinen include Helsinki University Central Hospital.
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The common cold
Terho Heikkinen,Asko Järvinen +1 more
TL;DR: Despite great advances in medicine, the common cold continues to be a great burden on society in terms of human suffering and economic losses and the role of rhinoviruses is most prominent.
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Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries
Knut Lönnroth,Giovanni Battista Migliori,Ibrahim Abubakar,Lia D'Ambrosio,Gerard De Vries,Roland Diel,Paul Douglas,Dennis Falzon,Marc Andre Gaudreau,Delia Goletti,Edilberto R. González Ochoa,Philip A. LoBue,Alberto Matteelli,Howard Njoo,Ivan Solovic,Alistair Story,Tamara Tayeb,Marieke J. van der Werf,Diana Weil,Jean-Pierre Zellweger,Mohamed Abdel Aziz,Mohamed R.M. Al Lawati,Stefano Aliberti,Wouter Arrazola de Oñate,Draurio Barreira,Vineet Bhatia,Francesco Blasi,Amy Bloom,Judith Bruchfeld,Francesco Castelli,Rosella Centis,Daniel Chemtob,Daniela Maria Cirillo,Alberto Colorado,Andrei Dadu,Ulf R Dahle,Laura De Paoli,Hannah Monica Yesudian Dias,Raquel Duarte,Lanfranco Fattorini,Mina Gaga,Haileyesus Getahun,Philippe Glaziou,Lasha Goguadze,Mirtha del Granado,Walter Haas,Asko Järvinen,Geun Yong Kwon,Davide Mosca,Payam Nahid,Nobuyuki Nishikiori,I. Noguer,Joan O'Donnell,Analita Pace-Asciak,Maria Grazia Pompa,Gilda Popescu,Carlos Robalo Cordeiro,Karin Rønning,Morten Ruhwald,Jean-Paul Sculier,Aleksandar Simunovic,Alison Smith-Palmer,Giovanni Sotgiu,Giorgia Sulis,Carlos A. Torres-Duque,Kazunori Umeki,Mukund Uplekar,Catharina Van Weezenbeek,Tuula Vasankari,Robert J. Vitillo,Constantia Voniatis,Maryse Wanlin,Mario C. Raviglione +72 more
TL;DR: An action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence sets out priority interventions required for these countries to progress first towards “pre-elimination” and eventually the elimination of TB as a public health problem.
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Lactobacillus Bacteremia during a Rapid Increase in Probiotic Use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in Finland
Minna K. Salminen,Soile Tynkkynen,Hilpi Rautelin,Maija Saxelin,Martti Vaara,Petri Ruutu,Seppo Sarna,Ville Valtonen,Asko Järvinen +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that increased probiotic use of L. rhamnosus GG has not led to an increase in Lactobacillus bacteremia.
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Lactobacillus Bacteremia, Clinical Significance, and Patient Outcome, with Special Focus on Probiotic L. Rhamnosus GG
Minna K. Salminen,Hilpi Rautelin,Soile Tynkkynen,Tuija Poussa,Maija Saxelin,Ville Valtonen,Asko Järvinen +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that lactobacilli in blood cultures are of clinical significance and that their susceptibility should guide decisions about antimicrobial treatment.
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Infections of the central nervous system of suspected viral origin: a collaborative study from Finland.
Marjaleena Koskiniemi,Marjaleena Koskiniemi,Timo Rantalaiho,Heli Piiparinen,Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff,Markus Färkkilä,Asko Järvinen,Esko Kinnunen,Suvi Koskiniemi,Laura Mannonen,Marketta Muttilainen,Kimmo Linnavuori,Jukka Porras,Mirja Puolakkainen,Mirja Puolakkainen,Kirsti Räihä,Eeva-Marjatta Salonen,Pentti Ukkonen,Antti Vaheri,Antti Vaheri,Villei Valtonen +20 more
TL;DR: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was the main agent associated with encephalitis, as well as meningitis and myelitis, and VZV seems to have achieved a major role in viral infections of CNS.