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Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections by Dyrhovden, Ruben, Eagan, Tomas Mikal, Fløtten, Øystein, Siljan, William, Leegaard, Truls Michael, Bø, Bjørnar, Fardal, Hilde, Grøvan, Fredrik, Kildahl-Andersen, Arne, Larssen, Kjersti Wik, Tilseth, Rune, Hjetland, Reidar, Løes, Sigbjørn, Lindemark, Frode, Tellevik, Marit, Breistein, Rebecca, Kommedal, Øyvind

“…Abstract Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The…”
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Cytokine responses, microbial aetiology and short‐term outcome in community‐acquired pneumonia by Siljan, William W., Holter, Jan C., Nymo, Ståle H., Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Aukrust, Pål, Mollnes, Tom E., Heggelund, Lars

“…Background The inflammatory response to community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is orchestrated through activation of cytokine networks and the complement system…”
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Microbiological diagnosis of pleural infections: a comparative evaluation of a novel syndromic real-time PCR panel by Kommedal, Øyvind, Eagan, Tomas Mikal, Fløtten, Øystein, Leegaard, Truls Michael, Siljan, William, Fardal, Hilde, Bø, Bjørnar, Grøvan, Fredrik, Larssen, Kjersti Wik, Kildahl-Andersen, Arne, Hjetland, Reidar, Tilseth, Rune, Hareide, Sølvi Kristine Øyen, Tellevik, Marit, Dyrhovden, Ruben

“…Current microbial diagnostics for pleural infections are insufficient. Studies using 16S targeted next-generation sequencing report that only 10%-16% of…”
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Host Transcriptional Signatures Predict Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Potential Antibiotic Stewardship Tools by Siljan, William W, Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran, Ritz, Christian, Jenum, Synne, Ottenhoff, Tom HM, Ulvestad, Elling, Holter, Jan C, Heggelund, Lars, Grewal, Harleen MS

“…Background: Current approaches for pathogen identification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remain suboptimal, leaving most patients without a…”
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Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with aetiology and predict outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia: results of a 5-year follow-up cohort study by Siljan, William W, Holter, Jan C, Michelsen, Annika E, Nymo, Ståle H, Lauritzen, Trine, Oppen, Kjersti, Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Mollnes, Tom E, Aukrust, Pål, Heggelund, Lars

“…Biomarkers may facilitate clinical decisions in order to guide antimicrobial treatment and prediction of prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We…”
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Low Levels of Immunoglobulins and Mannose-Binding Lectin Are Not Associated With Etiology, Severity, or Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Siljan, William W, Holter, Jan C, Nymo, Ståle H, Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Skattum, Lillemor, Bosnes, Vidar, Garred, Peter, Frøland, Stig S, Mollnes, Tom E, Aukrust, Pål, Heggelund, Lars

“…Disease severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) depend on the host and on the challenge of the causal microorganism(s). We measured levels…”
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Circulating cell-free DNA is elevated in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and predicts short-term outcome by Siljan, William W, Holter, Jan C, Nymo, Ståle H, Schjalm, Camilla, Müller, Fredrik, Jenum, Pål A, Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Aukrust, Pål, Mollnes, Tom E, Heggelund, Lars

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Nausea Predicts Bacteremia in Immunocompetent Patients with Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Secondary Data Analysis from a Prospective Cohort by Floeystad, Hans Kristian, Holter, Jan Cato, Husebye, Einar, Siljan, William Ward, Berild, Dag, Holm, Are Martin, Heggelund, Lars

“…In pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), bacteremia is associated with increased mortality, but initial clinical severity scores frequently fail to…”
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Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections by Dyrhovden, Ruben, Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind, Fløtten, Øystein, Siljan, William Ward, Leegaard, Truls Michael, Bø, Bjørnar, Fardal, Hilde, Grøvan, Fredrik, Kildahl-Andersen, Arne, Larssen, Kjersti Wik, Tilseth, Rune, Hjetland, Reidar, Løes, Sigbjørn Suk, Lindemark, Frode, Tellevik, Marit Gjerde, Breistein, Rebecca Irene, Kommedal, Øyvind

“…Abstract Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The…”
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Hepcidin predicts 5-year mortality after community-acquired pneumonia by Oppen, Kjersti, Ueland, Thor, Michelsen, Annika Elisabet, Aukrust, Pål, Steinsvik, Trude, Skadberg, Øyvind, Brede, Cato, Siljan, William Ward, Husebye, Einar, Holter, Jan Cato, Heggelund, Lars

“…Background Virtually all living organisms, including microbes and humans, depend on iron to survive and grow. During an infection, the plasma level of iron and…”
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Hepcidin predicts 5-year mortality after community-acquired pneumonia by Oppen, Kjersti, Ueland, Thor, Michelsen, Annika E., Aukrust, Pål, Steinsvik, Trude, Skadberg, Øyvind, Brede, Cato, Siljan, William Ward, Husebye, Einar, Holter, Jan Cato, Heggelund, Lars

“…Virtually all living organisms, including microbes and humans, depend on iron to survive and grow. During an infection, the plasma level of iron and several…”
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Cytokine responses, microbial aetiology and short-term outcome in community-acquired pneumonia by Siljan, William Ward, Holter, Jan Cato, Nymo, Ståle Haugset, Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Aukrust, Pål, Mollnes, Tom Eirik, Heggelund, Lars

“…Background The inflammatory response to community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is orchestrated through activation of cytokine networks and the complement system…”
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Hepcidin and Ferritin Predict Microbial Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Oppen, Kjersti, Ueland, Thor, Siljan, William Ward, Skadberg, Øyvind, Brede, Cato, Lauritzen, Trine, Aukrust, Pål, Steinsvik, Trude, Husebye, Einar, Michelsen, Annika E, Holter, Jan Cato, Heggelund, Lars

“…Abstract Background Iron is crucial for survival and growth of microbes. Consequently, limiting iron availability is a human antimicrobial defense mechanism…”
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Low levels of immunoglobulins and mannose-binding lectin are not associated with etiology, severity, or outcome in community-acquired pneumonia by Siljan, William Ward, Holter, Jan Cato, Nymo, Ståle Haugset, Husebye, Einar, Ueland, Thor, Skattum, Lillemor, Bosnes, Vidar, Garred, Peter, Frøland, Stig Sophus, Mollnes, Tom Eirik, Aukrust, Pål, Heggelund, Lars

“…Background: Disease severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) depend on the host and on the challenge of the causal microorganism(s). We…”
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