Search Results - "Mølbak, K."

The Danish Microbiology Database (MiBa) 2010 to 2013 by Voldstedlund, M, Haarh, M, Mølbak, K

“…The Danish Microbiology Database (MiBa) is a national database that receives copies of reports from all Danish departments of clinical microbiology. The…”
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Two listeria outbreaks caused by smoked fish consumption—using whole-genome sequencing for outbreak investigations by Gillesberg Lassen, S., Ethelberg, S., Björkman, J.T., Jensen, T., Sørensen, G., Kvistholm Jensen, A., Müller, L., Nielsen, E.M., Mølbak, K.

“…Listeria monocytogenes may contaminate and persist in food production facilities and cause repeated, seemingly sporadic, illnesses over extended periods of…”
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A national register-based study of paediatric varicella hospitalizations in Denmark 2010–2016 by HELMUTH, I. G., POULSEN, A., MØLBAK, K.

“…Varicella, usually a mild disease of childhood, can also cause complications and hospitalization. Universal varicella immunization is implemented in several…”
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Epidemiology of campylobacteriosis in Denmark 2000–2015 by Kuhn, K. G., Nielsen, E. M., Mølbak, K., Ethelberg, S.

“…Summary Campylobacter is the most frequently occurring cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in Europe. Unlike other zoonotic diseases, European‐wide incidences…”
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Excess mortality among the elderly in European countries, December 2014 to February 2015 by Molbak, K, Espenhain, L, Nielsen, J, Tersago, K, Bossuyt, N, Denissov, G, Baburin, A, Virtanen, M, Fouillet, A, Sideroglou, T, Gkolfinopoulou, K, Paldy, A, Bobvos, J, van Asten, L, de Lange, M, Nunes, B, da Silva, S, Larrauri, A, Gomez, I L, Tsoumanis, A, Junker, C, Green, H, Pebody, R, McMenamin, J, Reynolds, A, Mazick, A

“…Since December 2014 and up to February 2015, the weekly number of excess deaths from all-causes among individuals ≥ 65 years of age in 14 European countries…”
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Improving national surveillance of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Denmark through electronic reporting of specific antibody index testing from 2010 to 2012 by Dessau, R B, Espenhain, L, Mølbak, K, Krause, T G, Voldstedlund, M

“…Our aim was to evaluate the results of automated surveillance of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in Denmark using the national microbiology database (MiBa), and to…”
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Surveillance of surgical site infection in a teaching hospital in Ghana: a prospective cohort study by Bediako-Bowan, A., Owusu, E., Debrah, S., Kjerulf, A., Newman, M.J., Kurtzhals, J.A.L., Mølbak, K.

“…Surveillance systems for surgical site infections (SSIs), as a measure of patient safety, help health institutions devise strategies to reduce or prevent them…”
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Significant spike in excess mortality in England in winter 2014/15 – influenza the likely culprit by Pebody, R. G., Green, H. K., Warburton, F., Sinnathamby, M., Ellis, J., Mølbak, K., Nielsen, J., de Lusignan, S., Andrews, N.

“…Significant increases in excess all-cause mortality, particularly in the elderly, were observed during the winter of 2014/15 in England. With influenza A(H3N2)…”
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European all-cause excess and influenza-attributable mortality in the 2017/18 season: should the burden of influenza B be reconsidered? by Nielsen, J., Vestergaard, L.S., Richter, L., Schmid, D., Bustos, N., Asikainen, T., Trebbien, R., Denissov, G., Innos, K., Virtanen, M.J., Fouillet, A., Lytras, T., Gkolfinopoulou, K., Heiden, M. an der, Grabenhenrich, L., Uphoff, H., Paldy, A., Bobvos, J., Domegan, L., O'Donnell, J., Scortichini, M., de Martino, A., Mossong, J., England, K., Melillo, J., van Asten, L., de Lange, M. MA, Tønnessen, R., White, R.A., da Silva, S.P., Rodrigues, A.P., Larrauri, A., Mazagatos, C., Farah, A., Carnahan, A.D., Junker, C., Sinnathamby, M., Pebody, R.G., Andrews, N., Reynolds, A., McMenamin, J., Brown, C.S., Adlhoch, C., Penttinen, P., Mølbak, K., Krause, T.G.

“…Weekly monitoring of European all-cause excess mortality, the EuroMOMO network, observed high excess mortality during the influenza B/Yamagata dominated…”
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Dientamoeba fragilis in Denmark: epidemiological experience derived from four years of routine real-time PCR by Röser, D., Simonsen, J., Nielsen, H. V., Stensvold, C. R., Mølbak, K.

“…The intestinal protozoon Dientamoeba fragilis remains a clinical entity of dubious significance. While several previous studies address questions of…”
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Risk factors for surgical site infections in abdominal surgeries in Ghana: emphasis on the impact of operating rooms door openings by Bediako-Bowan, A. A. A., Mølbak, K., Kurtzhals, J. A. L., Owusu, E., Debrah, S., Newman, M. J.

“…Major surgery carried out in low- and middle-income countries is associated with a high risk of surgical site infections (SSI), but knowledge is limited…”
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Epidemiological and serological investigation of a waterborne Campylobacter jejuni outbreak in a Danish town by KUHN, K. GAARDBO, FALKENHORST, G., EMBORG, H.-D., CEPER, T., TORPDAHL, M., KROGFELT, K. A., ETHELBERG, S., MØLBAK, K.

“…Following an unusually heavy rainfall in June 2009, a community-wide outbreak of Campylobacter gastroenteritis occurred in a small Danish town. The outbreak…”
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Estimation of incidences of infectious diseases based on antibody measurements by Simonsen, J., Mølbak, K., Falkenhorst, G., Krogfelt, K. A., Linneberg, A., Teunis, P. F. M.

“…Owing to underascertainment it is difficult if not impossible to determine the incidence of a given disease based on cases notified to routine public health…”
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Spread of Resistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes from Animals to Humans - The Public Health Consequences by Moelbak, K

“…Summary The paper reviews the lines of evidence which link the use of antimicrobial drugs for food animals with the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance…”
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The Danish vaccination register by Grove Krause, T, Jakobsen, S, Haarh, M, Mølbak, K

“…Immunisation information systems (IIS) are valuable tools for monitoring vaccination coverage and for estimating vaccine effectiveness and safety. Since 2009,…”
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A case–control study of risk factors for sporadic campylobacter infections in Denmark by NEIMANN, J., ENGBERG, J., MØLBAK, K., WEGENER, H. C.

“…A case control study comprising 282 cases and 319 matched controls was conducted in Denmark during 1996–7. Two estimates of the odds ratio (OR) were determined…”
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Blastocystis: unravelling potential risk factors and clinical significance of a common but neglected parasite by STENSVOLD, C. R., LEWIS, H. C., HAMMERUM, A. M., PORSBO, L. J., NIELSEN, S. S., OLSEN, K. E. P., ARENDRUP, M. C., NIELSEN, H. V., MØLBAK, K.

“…Two independent studies were conducted to describe symptoms and potential risk factors associated with Blastocystis infection. Isolates were subtyped by…”
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Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017 by Vestergaard, Lasse S, Nielsen, Jens, Krause, Tyra G, Espenhain, Laura, Tersago, Katrien, Bustos Sierra, Natalia, Denissov, Gleb, Innos, Kaire, Virtanen, Mikko J, Fouillet, Anne, Lytras, Theodore, Paldy, Anna, Bobvos, Janos, Domegan, Lisa, O'Donnell, Joan, Scortichini, Matteo, de Martino, Annamaria, England, Kathleen, Calleja, Neville, van Asten, Liselotte, Teirlinck, Anne C, Tønnessen, Ragnhild, White, Richard A, P Silva, Susana, Rodrigues, Ana P, Larrauri, Amparo, Leon, Inmaculada, Farah, Ahmed, Junker, Christoph, Sinnathamby, Mary, Pebody, Richard G, Reynolds, Arlene, Bishop, Jennifer, Gross, Diane, Adlhoch, Cornelia, Penttinen, Pasi, Mølbak, Kåre

“…Since December 2016, excess all-cause mortality was observed in many European countries, especially among people aged ≥ 65 years. We estimated all-cause and…”
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Distance to pig farms as risk factor for community‐onset livestock‐associated MRSA CC398 infection in persons without known contact to pig farms—A nationwide study by Anker, J. C. H., Koch, A., Ethelberg, S., Mølbak, K., Larsen, J., Jepsen, M. R.

“…Summary MRSA CC398 is an emerging MRSA strain found in livestock, mainly in pigs. Direct occupational livestock contact is the principal risk factor for human…”
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The search and destroy strategy prevents spread and long-term carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results from the follow-up screening of a large ST22 (E-MRSA 15) outbreak in Denmark by Böcher, S., Skov, R.L., Knudsen, M.A., Guardabassi, L., Mølbak, K., Schouenborg, P., Sørum, M., Westh, H.

“…In the aftermath of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST22 hospital outbreak, we investigated the prevalence of long-term carriage, the…”
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