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Hypermutator Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exploits Multiple Genetic Pathways To Develop Multidrug Resistance during Long-Term Infections in the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Colque, C A, Albarracín Orio, A G, Feliziani, S, Marvig, R L, Tobares, A R, Johansen, H K, Molin, S, Smania, A M

“…exploits intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms to resist almost every antibiotic used in chemotherapy. Antimicrobial resistance in isolates recovered…”
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Update from a 12-Year Nationwide Fungemia Surveillance: Increasing Intrinsic and Acquired Resistance Causes Concern by Astvad, K M T, Johansen, H K, Røder, B L, Rosenvinge, F S, Knudsen, J D, Lemming, L, Schønheyder, H C, Hare, R K, Kristensen, L, Nielsen, L, Gertsen, J B, Dzajic, E, Pedersen, M, Østergård, C, Olesen, B, Søndergaard, T S, Arendrup, M C

“…New data from the years 2012 to 2015 from the Danish National Fungemia Surveillance are reported, and epidemiological trends are investigated in a 12-year…”
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House dust mite control measures for asthma: systematic review by Gøtzsche, P.C, Johansen, H.K

“…The major allergen in house dust comes from mites. We performed a systematic review of the randomized trials that had assessed the effects of reducing exposure…”
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Pre‐adapting parasitic phages to a pathogen leads to increased pathogen clearance and lowered resistance evolution with Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis bacterial isolates by Friman, V‐P, Soanes‐Brown, D, Sierocinski, P, Molin, S, Johansen, H. K, Merabishvili, M, Pirnay, J‐P, De Vos, D, Buckling, A

“…Recent years have seen renewed interest in phage therapy – the use of viruses to specifically kill disease‐causing bacteria – because of the alarming rise in…”
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Posttreatment Antifungal Resistance among Colonizing Candida Isolates in Candidemia Patients: Results from a Systematic Multicenter Study by Jensen, R H, Johansen, H K, Søes, L M, Lemming, L E, Rosenvinge, F S, Nielsen, L, Olesen, B, Kristensen, L, Dzajic, E, Astvad, K M T, Arendrup, M C

“…The prevalence of intrinsic and acquired resistance among colonizing Candida isolates from patients after candidemia was investigated systematically in a…”
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A prospective survey of Aspergillus spp. in respiratory tract samples: prevalence, clinical impact and antifungal susceptibility by Mortensen, K. L., Johansen, H. K., Fuursted, K., Knudsen, J. D., Gahrn-Hansen, B., Jensen, R. H., Howard, S. J., Arendrup, M. C.

“…A three-month laboratory-based prospective survey was conducted at four major university hospitals covering one-third of the Danish population in order to…”
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Semi-national surveillance of fungaemia in Denmark 2004–2006: increasing incidence of fungaemia and numbers of isolates with reduced azole susceptibility by Arendrup, M.C., Fuursted, K., Gahrn-Hansen, B., Schønheyder, H.C., Knudsen, J.D., Jensen, I.M., Bruun, B., Christensen, J.J., Johansen, H.K.

“…A semi-national laboratory-based surveillance programme for fungaemia was initiated in 2003 that now covers c. 3.5 million inhabitants (64%) of the Danish…”
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Initial Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis: characteristics of eradicated and persistent isolates by Tramper-Stranders, G.A., van der Ent, C.K., Molin, S., Yang, L., Hansen, S.K., Rau, M.H., Ciofu, O., Johansen, H.K., Wolfs, T.F.W.

“…Despite intensive eradication therapy, some CF patients with early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection rapidly develop a chronic infection. To elucidate factors…”
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Linezolid as rescue treatment for left-sided infective endocarditis: an observational, retrospective, multicenter study by Lauridsen, T. K., Bruun, L. E., Rasmussen, R. V., Arpi, M., Risum, N., Moser, C., Johansen, H. K., Bundgaard, H., Hassager, C., Bruun, N. E.

“…The increasing number of resistant bacterial strains in infective endocarditis (IE) emphasizes the need for a constant development of antimicrobials. Linezolid…”
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Individual pharmacokinetic variation leads to underdosing of ciprofloxacin in some cystic fibrosis patients by Schultz, A.N.Ø., Høiby, N., Nielsen, X.C., Pressler, T., Dalhoff, K., Duno, M., Buchard, A., Johansen, H.K., Wang, H., Dalbøge, C.S.

“…Summary Background: Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is frequently used when treating cystic fibrose (CF) patients with intermittent Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa)…”
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Rupture in small abdominal aortic aneurysms by Nicholls, Stephen C., Gardner, Jon B., Meissner, Mark H., Johansen, Kaj H.

“…Background: The decision of whether to repair small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), which are those that are less than 5 cm in diameter, remains…”
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Differentiation of Candida glabrata, C. nivariensis and C. bracarensis based on fragment length polymorphism of ITS1 and ITS2 and restriction fragment length polymorphism of ITS and D1/D2 regions in rDNA by Mirhendi, H., Bruun, B., Schønheyder, H. C., Christensen, J. J., Fuursted, K., Gahrn-Hansen, B., Johansen, H. K., Nielsen, L., Knudsen, J. D., Arendrup, M. C.

“…Different molecular methods for the discrimination of Candida glabrata , C. bracarensis and C. nivariensis were evaluated and the prevalence of these species…”
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Problems in the Design and Reporting of Trials of Antifungal Agents Encountered During Meta-analysis by Johansen, Helle Krogh, Gøtzsche, Peter C

“…Meta-analyses may become biased if the reported data in the individual trials are biased and if overlap among trials cannot be identified. We describe the…”
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A longitudinal study of lung bacterial pathogens in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia by Alanin, M.C., Nielsen, K.G., von Buchwald, C., Skov, M., Aanaes, K., Høiby, N., Johansen, H.K.

“…In patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), impaired mucociliary clearance leads to an accumulation of secretions in the airways and susceptibility to…”
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House dust mite control measures for asthma by Gøtzsche, P C, Johansen, H K

“…This 2011 review predates current reporting standards and methodological expectations for Cochrane Reviews. It should not be used for clinical decision‐making…”
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Epidemiological changes with potential implication for antifungal prescription recommendations for fungaemia: data from a nationwide fungaemia surveillance programme by Arendrup, M.C., Dzajic, E., Jensen, R.H., Johansen, H.K., Kjaldgaard, P., Knudsen, J.D., Kristensen, L., Leitz, C., Lemming, L.E., Nielsen, L., Olesen, B., Rosenvinge, F.S., Røder, B.L., Schønheyder, H.C.

“…Significant changes in the management of fungaemia have occurred over the last decade with increased use of fluconazole prophylaxis, of empirical treatment and…”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the in vitro and in vivo biofilm mode of growth by HØIBY, Niels, JOHANSEN, Helle Krogh, MOSER, Claus, ZHIJUN SONG, CIOFU, Oana, KHARAZMI, Arsalan

“…The biofilm mode of growth is the survival strategy of environmental bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Such P. aeruginosa biofilms also occur in the lungs…”
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Meta-analysis of short term low dose prednisolone versus placebo and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis by Gøtzsche, Peter C, Johansen, Helle Krogh

“…Abstract Objective: To determine whether short term, oral low dose prednisolone (⩽15 mg daily) is superior to placebo and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs…”
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Voriconazole versus amphotericin B in cancer patients with neutropenia by Jørgensen, K J, Gøtzsche, P C, Johansen, H K

“…Opportunistic fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neutropenic cancer patients and antifungal therapy are used both empirically…”
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Mannan-binding lectin is a determinant of survival in infective endocarditis by Tran, C.T, Kjeldsen, K, Haunsø, S, Høiby, N, Johansen, H.K, Christiansen, M

“…Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a collectin plasma protein activating the lectin pathway of the complement system, enhancing opsonophagocytosis and modulating…”
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