Journal publications

• Sandbakken, Erik Thorvaldsen; Witsø, Eivind; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Egeberg, Kjartan Wøllo; Foss, Olav A.; Hoang, Linh; Bjerkan, Geir; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre. (2020) Highly variable effect of sonication to dislodge biofilm-embedded Staphylococcus epidermidis directly quantified by epifluorescence microscopy: an in vitro model study. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. vol. 15:522.
• Witsø, Eivind; Hoang, Linh; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre. (2020) Establishment of an in vivo rat model for chronic musculoskeletal implant infection. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. vol. 15 (1).
• Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Nor, Anne; Bergh, Kåre. (2018) Rapid discrimination of staphylococcus epidermidis genotypes in a routine clinical microbiological laboratory using single nucleotide polymorphisms in housekeeping genes. Journal of Medical Microbiology. vol. 67 (2).
• Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen; Støen, Ragnhild; Bergh, Kåre; Afset, Jan Egil; Holte, Mari Sagli; Radtke, Andreas. (2018) Investigation of an outbreak caused by antibiotic susceptible Klebsiella oxytoca in a neonatal intensive care unit in Norway. Acta Paediatrica.
• Gabrielsen, Christina; Kols, Nicola Isabelle; Øye, Christian; Bergh, Kåre; Afset, Jan Egil. (2017) Characterization of the virulence potential of Staphylococcus condimenti isolated from a patient with severe soft tissue infection. New microbes and new infections. vol. 18.
• Thorsvik, Silje; Damås, Jan Kristian; Granlund, Atle van Beelen; Flo, Trude Helen; Bergh, Kåre; Østvik, Ann Elisabet; Sandvik, Arne Kristian. (2017) Fecal neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a biomarker for inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. vol. 32 (1).
• Sivertsen, Audun; Pedersen, Torunn Annie; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Radtke, Andreas; Hegstad, Kristin. (2016) Silenced vanA gene cluster on a transferable plasmid cause outbreak of vancomycin variable enterococci. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. vol. 60 (7).
• Afset, Jan Egil; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Lärkeryd, A; Sjodin, A; Johansson, A; Forsman, M. (2015) Phylogeographical pattern of Francisella tularensis in a nationwide outbreak of tularaemia in Norway, 2011. Eurosurveillance. vol. 20 (19).
• Jakovljev, Aleksandra; Bergh, Kåre. (2015) Development of a rapid and simplified protocol for direct bacterial identification from positive blood cultures by using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of- flight mass spectrometry. BMC Microbiology. vol. 15:258.
• Haugum, Kjersti; Brandal, Lin Cathrine Thorstensen; Lindstedt, Bjørn Arne; Wester, Astrid Lousie; Bergh, Kåre; Afset, Jan Egil. (2014) PCR-based detection and molecular characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in a routine microbiology laboratory over 16 years. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 52 (9).
• Haugum, Kjersti; Johansen, Jostein; Gabrielsen, Christina; Brandal, Lin Thorstensen; Bergh, Kåre; Ussery, David Wayne; Drabløs, Finn; Afset, Jan Egil. (2014) Comparative genomics to delineate pathogenic potential in Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from patients with and without haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Norway. PLOS ONE. vol. 9 (10).
• Jakovljev, Aleksandra; Steinbakk, Martin; MENGSHOEL, ANNE TORUNN; Sagvik, Eli; Brügger-Synnes, Pascal; Sakshaug, Torstein; Rønning, Karin; Blystad, Hans Henrik; Bergh, Kåre. (2014) Imported toxigenic cutaneous diphtheria in a young male returning from Mozambique to Norway, March 2014. Eurosurveillance. vol. 19 (24).
• Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Heier, Berit Tafjord; Vold, Line; Afset, Jan Egil. (2014) All-time high tularaemia incidence in Norway in 2011: report from the national surveillance. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. vol. 33 (11).
• Sørdal, Øystein Finset; Waldum, Helge; Nordrum, Ivar Skjåk; Boyce, Malcolm; Bergh, Kåre; Munkvold, Bjørn; Qvigstad, Gunnar. (2013) The Gastrin Receptor Antagonist Netazepide (YF476) Prevents Oxyntic Mucosal Inflammation Induced by Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Mongolian Gerbils. Helicobacter. vol. 18 (6).
• Bjerkan, Geir; Witsø, Eivind; Nor, Anne; Viset, Trond; Løseth, Kirsti; Lydersen, Stian; Persen, Leif; Bergh, Kåre. (2012) A comprehensive microbiological evaluation of fifty-four patients undergoing revision surgery due to prosthetic joint loosening. Journal of Medical Microbiology. vol. 61 (4).
• Linde, Mattias; Langnes, Helge Andrè; Hagen, Knut; Bergh, Kåre; Stovner, Lars Jacob. (2012) No increase in headache after previous intracranial infections: a historical cohort study (HUNT). European Journal of Neurology. vol. 19 (2).
• Radtke, Andreas; Bruheim, Torkjel; Afset, Jan Egil; Bergh, Kåre. (2012) Multiple-locus variant-repeat assay (MLVA) is a useful tool for molecular epidemiologic analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae strains causing bovine mastitis. Veterinary Microbiology. vol. 157 (3-4).
• Sørdal, Øystein Finset; Waldum, Helge; Nordrum, Ivar Skjåk; Boyce, M; Bergh, Kåre; Qvigstad, Gunnar. (2012) The gastrin receptor antagonist YF476 prevents oxyntic mucosal inflammation due to Helicobacter pylori infection in Mongolian gerbils. Regulatory Peptides. vol. 177.
• Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Afset, Jan Egil; Heier, Berit Tafjord; Krogh, Truls; Handeland, Kjell; Vikøren, Turid; Bergh, Kåre. (2011) Outbreak of tularaemia in central Norway, January to March 2011. Eurosurveillance. vol. 16 (13).
• Radtke, Andreas; Lindstedt, Bjørn Arne; Afset, Jan Egil; Bergh, Kåre. (2010) Rapid multiple-locus variant-repeat assay (MLVA) for genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 48 (7).