Birgitta Ehrnström
About
Positions
Post doc at the Mid-Norway Sepsis Research Group (2021–)
Associate professor, NTNU (2020–)
Senior consultant at Dep. of Infectious Diseases, St Olav University Hospital (2020–)
Background
PhD CEMIR, IKOM, NTNU. Focus on innate immune cells’ sensing of bacteria and bacterial pathogenesis, in particular the role of TLR2, TLR8 and phagosomal maturation.
Specialist in Internal medicine and Infectious Diseases
MD, Lund University, Sweden
Publications
2026
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Haugan, Ingvild;
Flatby, Helene Marie;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Skei, Nina Vibeche;
Mohus, Randi Marie;
Solligård, Erik;
Gran, Frode Width;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Lydersen, Stian;
Ås, Christina Gabrielsen.
(2026)
Long-term trends in incidence and mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia; a retrospective population-based study from Central Norway 1996–2022.
BMC Infectious Diseases
Academic article
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Westerström, Sven Pontus;
Bivand, Joanna Malgorzata;
Kommedal, Øyvind;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Andreassen, Joakim Stray;
Afset, Jan Egil.
(2026)
Odontogenic Brain Abscess in a Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Patient: Case Report with a Comprehensive Literature Review.
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Academic article
2024
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Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
Leveraging explainable artificial intelligence for early prediction of bloodstream infections using historical electronic health records.
PLOS Digital Health
Academic article
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Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
In-hospital mortality, readmission, and prolonged length of stay risk prediction leveraging historical electronic patient records.
JAMIA Open
Academic article
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Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Haugan, Maria Schei;
Andreasen, Jo Bønding;
Ellingsen, Asbjørn.
(2024)
Immunocompromised teenager with meningitis caused by Ureaplasma parvum.
BMJ Case Reports
Academic article
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Skei, Nina Vibeche;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Nessan, Bente Sofie;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund;
Gustad, Lise Tuset.
(2024)
Kodepraksis ved sepsis 2008–21.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
Academic article
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Storvig, Eline;
Harstad, Ingunn;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Iversen, Valentina Maria Do Rosario Cab.
(2024)
Beyond the diagnosis of drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Norway: patients’ experiences before, during and after treatment.
BMC Public Health
Academic article
2020
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Giambelluca, Miriam;
Ryan, Liv;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Hu, Zhenyi;
Yin, Hang;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Espevik, Terje.
(2020)
TLR8 and complement C5 induce cytokine release and thrombin activation in human whole blood challenged with Gram-positive bacteria.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Academic article
2019
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Moen, Siv Helen;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Hu, Zhenyi;
Yin, Hang;
Espevik, Terje.
(2019)
Human Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) is an important sensor of pyogenic bacteria, and is attenuated by cell surface TLR signaling.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta.
(2019)
Exploring the role of TLR8 as a sensor in bacterial infections.
NTNU
Doctoral thesis
2017
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Lentini, Germana;
Teti, Guiseppe;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Espevik, Terje;
Stenvik, Jørgen.
(2017)
Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
2015
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Heinz, Niels;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Schambach, Axel;
Moldich, Ute;
Schiedlmeier, Bernhard;
Schwarzer, Adrian.
(2015)
Comparison of different cytokine conditions reveals Reservatol as a new molecule for ex vivo cultivation of CB-derived HSC.
Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Academic article
2013
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Schambach, Axel;
Zychliniski, Daniela;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Baum, Christopher.
(2013)
Biosafety features of lentiviral vectors.
Human Gene Therapy
Academic article
Journal publications
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Haugan, Ingvild;
Flatby, Helene Marie;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Skei, Nina Vibeche;
Mohus, Randi Marie;
Solligård, Erik;
Gran, Frode Width;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Lydersen, Stian;
Ås, Christina Gabrielsen.
(2026)
Long-term trends in incidence and mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia; a retrospective population-based study from Central Norway 1996–2022.
BMC Infectious Diseases
Academic article
-
Westerström, Sven Pontus;
Bivand, Joanna Malgorzata;
Kommedal, Øyvind;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Andreassen, Joakim Stray;
Afset, Jan Egil.
(2026)
Odontogenic Brain Abscess in a Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Patient: Case Report with a Comprehensive Literature Review.
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Academic article
-
Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
Leveraging explainable artificial intelligence for early prediction of bloodstream infections using historical electronic health records.
PLOS Digital Health
Academic article
-
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Giambelluca, Miriam;
Ryan, Liv;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Hu, Zhenyi;
Yin, Hang;
Mollnes, Tom Eirik;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Espevik, Terje.
(2020)
TLR8 and complement C5 induce cytokine release and thrombin activation in human whole blood challenged with Gram-positive bacteria.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Academic article
-
Moen, Siv Helen;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Hu, Zhenyi;
Yin, Hang;
Espevik, Terje.
(2019)
Human Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) is an important sensor of pyogenic bacteria, and is attenuated by cell surface TLR signaling.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
-
Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
In-hospital mortality, readmission, and prolonged length of stay risk prediction leveraging historical electronic patient records.
JAMIA Open
Academic article
-
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Haugan, Maria Schei;
Andreasen, Jo Bønding;
Ellingsen, Asbjørn.
(2024)
Immunocompromised teenager with meningitis caused by Ureaplasma parvum.
BMJ Case Reports
Academic article
-
Skei, Nina Vibeche;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Nessan, Bente Sofie;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund;
Gustad, Lise Tuset.
(2024)
Kodepraksis ved sepsis 2008–21.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
Academic article
-
Storvig, Eline;
Harstad, Ingunn;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Iversen, Valentina Maria Do Rosario Cab.
(2024)
Beyond the diagnosis of drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Norway: patients’ experiences before, during and after treatment.
BMC Public Health
Academic article
-
Heinz, Niels;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Schambach, Axel;
Moldich, Ute;
Schiedlmeier, Bernhard;
Schwarzer, Adrian.
(2015)
Comparison of different cytokine conditions reveals Reservatol as a new molecule for ex vivo cultivation of CB-derived HSC.
Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Academic article
-
Schambach, Axel;
Zychliniski, Daniela;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Baum, Christopher.
(2013)
Biosafety features of lentiviral vectors.
Human Gene Therapy
Academic article
-
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Lentini, Germana;
Teti, Guiseppe;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Espevik, Terje;
Stenvik, Jørgen.
(2017)
Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
Student thesis or dissertation
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta.
(2019)
Exploring the role of TLR8 as a sensor in bacterial infections.
NTNU
Doctoral thesis
Outreach
2019
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Conference posterStenvik, Jørgen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Moen, Siv Helen; Beckwith, Kai Sandvold; Giambelluca, Miriam; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian; Hu, Zhenyi; Yin, Hang. (2019) TLR8 is a central bacterial sensor in human monocytes. International Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation
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Conference posterEhrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Moen, Siv Helen; Damås, Jan Kristian; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hu, Zhenyi; Yin, Hang; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2019) Toll-like receptor 8 senses bacteria in human whole blood. International conference on molecular mechanisms of inflammation
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Conference posterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Yurchenko, Mariya; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2019) Cell surface TLRs antagonize TLR8 signaling in monocytes via an IRAK-1 dependent mechanism. International conference of molecular mechanisms of inflammation
2018
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Conference posterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2018) CROSSTALK OF HUMAN TLR2 AND TLR8 SIGNALING. 2nd. International NTNU Symposium on Current and Future Clinical Biomarkers of Cancer
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Conference posterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2018) CROSSTALK OF HUMAN TLR2 AND TLR8 SIGNALING. Toll 2018 Editing Innate Immunity
2016
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Conference posterEhrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Damås, Jan Kristian; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2016) The role of TLR2 and TLR8 in sensing of Group B streptococci (GBS) by human phagocytes. International Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation