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Thomas Tolfvenstam

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Grahn A, Brave A, Tolfvenstam T, Studahl M
Emerg Infect Dis . 2018 May; 24(6):978-987. PMID: 29775178
Nosocomial transmission of Lassa virus (LASV) is reported to be low when care for the index patient includes proper barrier nursing methods. We investigated whether asymptomatic LASV infection occurred in...
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Hergens M, Nederby Ohd J, Alm E, Askling H, Helgesson S, Insulander M, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2017 Jun; 22(22). PMID: 28602163
A food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis with more than 650 suspected cases occurred in April 2016 in Sollentuna, Sweden. It originated in a school kitchen serving a total of 2,700 meals...
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Hallstrom B, Lagerqvist N, Lind-Karlberg M, Helgesson S, Follin P, Hergens M, et al.
Genome Announc . 2017 Feb; 5(5). PMID: 28153884
During an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Sweden when laboratory routine diagnostics failed to detect a causative agent, Sapporo virus was detected in stool specimens using electron microscopy (M.-P. Hergens,...
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Soderman M, Rhedin S, Tolfvenstam T, Rotzen-Ostlund M, Albert J, Broliden K, et al.
PLoS One . 2016 Jun; 11(6):e0157398. PMID: 27309354
Objective: Febrile neutropenia is common in children undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment of malignancies. In the majority of cases, the cause of the fever is unknown. Although respiratory viruses are...
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Pang J, Lindblom A, Tolfvenstam T, Thein T, Mohamed Naim A, Ling L, et al.
PLoS One . 2016 Jun; 11(6):e0155993. PMID: 27286230
Background: Dengue results in a significant public health burden in endemic regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of warning signs (WS) to stratify patients at risk of...
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Rhedin S, Lindstrand A, Hjelmgren A, Ryd-Rinder M, Ohrmalm L, Tolfvenstam T, et al.
Thorax . 2015 Jun; 70(9):847-53. PMID: 26077969
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children worldwide and a substantial proportion of childhood CAP is caused by viruses. A better understanding of the role...
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Hoang L, Tolfvenstam T, Ooi E, Khor C, Naim A, Ho E, et al.
PLoS One . 2014 Nov; 9(11):e111640. PMID: 25365328
Background: The influenza A virus is an RNA virus that is responsible for seasonal epidemics worldwide with up to five million cases of severe illness and 500,000 deaths annually according...
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Rhedin S, Lindstrand A, Rotzen-Ostlund M, Tolfvenstam T, Ohrmalm L, Ryd Rinder M, et al.
Pediatrics . 2014 Feb; 133(3):e538-45. PMID: 24567027
Background: Acute respiratory illness (ARI) accounts for a large proportion of all visits to pediatric health facilities. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analyses allow sensitive detection of viral nucleic...
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Wong M, Barqasho B, Ohrmalm L, Tolfvenstam T, Nowak P
PLoS One . 2013 Jul; 8(7):e68056. PMID: 23874493
In this study we sought to determine the contribution of microbial translocation to febrile episodes with no attributable microbiological cause (Fever of Unknown Origin, FUO) in an adult febrile neutropaenic...
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Aust C, Tolfvenstam T, Broliden K, Ljungman P, Kalin M, Giske C, et al.
Scand J Infect Dis . 2012 Nov; 45(4):285-91. PMID: 23113817
Background: The etiology of bacteremia in hematological patients with febrile neutropenia differs geographically and changes over time. Since efficient empirical antibiotic treatment depends on relevant knowledge of the bacterial panorama,...