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Bjørn Blomberg
Researcher at Haukeland University Hospital
Publications - 97
Citations - 2927
Bjørn Blomberg is an academic researcher from Haukeland University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 79 publications receiving 2110 citations. Previous affiliations of Bjørn Blomberg include University of Colorado Denver & University of Bergen.
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Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients.
Bjørn Blomberg,Bjørn Blomberg,Kristin G.-I. Mohn,Kristin G.-I. Mohn,Karl A. Brokstad,Karl A. Brokstad,Fan Zhou,Dagrunn Waag Linchausen,Bernt-Are Hansen,Sarah Lartey,Therese Bredholt Onyango,Kanika Kuwelker,Marianne Sævik,Hauke Bartsch,Hauke Bartsch,Camilla Tøndel,Bård Reiakvam Kittang,Bård Reiakvam Kittang,Rebecca Jane Cox,Rebecca Jane Cox,Nina Langeland,Nina Langeland +21 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a long-term follow-up in a prospective cohort study of 312 patients-247 home-isolated and 65 hospitalized-comprising 82% of total cases in Bergen during the first pandemic wave in Norway.
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CNS involvement and treatment with interferon-α are independent prognostic factors in Erdheim-Chester disease : a multicenter survival analysis of 53 patients.
Laurent Arnaud,Baptiste Hervier,Antoine Néel,Mohamed Hamidou,Jean Emmanuel Kahn,Bertrand Wechsler,Gemma Pérez-Pastor,Bjørn Blomberg,Jean Gabriel Fuzibet,François Dubourguet,Antonio Marinho,Catherine Magnette,Violaine Noel,Michel Pavic,Jochen Casper,Anne Bérangère Beucher,Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau,Laurent Aaron,Juan Salvatierra,Carlos Graux,Patrice Cacoub,Véronique Delcey,Claudia Dechant,Pascal Bindi,Christiane Herbaut,Giorgio Graziani,Zahir Amoura,Julien Haroche +27 more
TL;DR: Results suggest that interferon-α improves survival in ECD patients, the first time a treatment is shown to improve survival in this multisystemic disease with high mortality.
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High Rate of Fatal Cases of Pediatric Septicemia Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Bjørn Blomberg,Bjørn Blomberg,Roland Jureen,Karim Manji,Bushir S. Tamim,Davis Mwakagile,Willy Urassa,Maulidi Fataki,Viola Msangi,Marit Gjerde Tellevik,Samwel Y. Maselle,Nina Langeland,Nina Langeland +12 more
TL;DR: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases were present in high proportions of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing pediatric septicemia at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania, causing a significantly higher fatality rate.
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Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study.
Bjørn Blomberg,Bjørn Blomberg,Karim Manji,Willy Urassa,Bushir S. Tamim,Davis Mwakagile,Roland Jureen,Roland Jureen,Viola Msangi,Marit Gjerde Tellevik,Marit Gjerde Tellevik,Mona Holberg-Petersen,Mona Holberg-Petersen,Stig Harthug,Stig Harthug,Samwel Y. Maselle,Nina Langeland,Nina Langeland +17 more
TL;DR: The finding that antimicrobial resistance, HIV-infection and malnutrition predict fatal outcome calls for renewed efforts to curb the further emergence of resistance, improve HIV care and nutrition for children.
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The rationale for recommending fixed-dose combination tablets for treatment of tuberculosis.
TL;DR: Use of fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) of tablets against tuberculosis is now being recommended by WHO and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease as an additional step to ensuring proper treatment.