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Pneumococcal carriage among children in low and lower-middle-income countries: A systematic review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causes of diseases leading to child mortality, especially in low- and lower-middle-income countries. This review aims to describe the prevalence of carriage of S. pneumoniae and the impact
Ellen Signe Filtenborg Tvedskov, Nichlas Hovmand, Thomas Benfield, Michaela Tinggaard   +3 more
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Circulating Adiponectin Levels Are Inversely Associated with Mortality and Respiratory Failure in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2023
Background. Chronic low-grade inflammation associated with a dysregulated adipose tissue might contribute to amplifying the inflammatory response in severe COVID-19.
Bettina Hindsberger, Birgitte Lindegaard, Liv Rabøl Andersen, Simone Bastrup Israelsen, Lise Pedersen, Pal Bela Szecsi, Thomas Benfield   +6 more
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Comparable Effectiveness of Cefuroxime and Piperacillin-Tazobactam as Empirical Therapy for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Our objective was to examine whether empirical antimicrobial therapy (EAT) against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (MS-SAB) with piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP), cefuroxime or combination therapy with one of these was ...
Robert Strengen Bigseth, Håkon Sandholdt, Andreas Petersen, Christian Østergaard, Thomas Benfield, Louise Thorlacius-Ussing   +5 more
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The Blockchain University: Disrupting “Disruption”?

Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning, 2021
This paper explores the promise of disruption of higher education offered by latest platform technologies - a combination of mobile applications for connecting teachers and students and blockchain technology for secure transactions of information and money.
Jandric, Petar, Hayes, Sarah, Jandric
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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

Scientific Reports, 2022
Passive immunotherapy with convalescent plasma may be the only available agent during the early phases of a pandemic. Here, we report safety and efficacy of high-titer convalescent plasma for COVID-19 pneumonia.
Louise Thorlacius-Ussing, Patrick Terrence Brooks, Henrik Nielsen, Bitten Aagaard Jensen, Lothar Wiese, Susanne Gjørup Sækmose, Stine Johnsen, Mikkel Gybel-Brask, Isik S. Johansen, Mie Topholm Bruun, Nina Breinholdt Stærke, Lars Østergaard, Christian Erikstrup, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Keld Mikkelsen Homburg, Jørgen Georgsen, Susan Mikkelsen, Håkon Sandholdt, Cæcilie Leding, Nichlas Hovmand, Clara Lundetoft Clausen, Michaela Tinggaard, Karen Brorup Heje Pedersen, Katrine Kjær Iversen, Sandra Tingsgård, Simone Bastrup Israelsen, Thomas Benfield   +26 more
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Prenatal exposure to phenols and benzophenones in relation to markers of male reproductive function in adulthood

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionEnvironmental exposure during fetal life may disrupt testicular development. In humans, a limited number of studies have investigated whether these adverse effects persist into adulthood.
Stine A. Holmboe, Stine A. Holmboe, Louise Scheutz Henriksen, Louise Scheutz Henriksen, Hanne Frederiksen, Hanne Frederiksen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Anna-Maria Andersson, Lærke Priskorn, Lærke Priskorn, Niels Jørgensen, Niels Jørgensen, Anders Juul, Anders Juul, Anders Juul, Jorma Toppari, Jorma Toppari, Jorma Toppari, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Katharina M. Main, Katharina M. Main, Katharina M. Main   +23 more
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath from non-hospitalized COVID-19-infected individuals

Scientific Reports, 2022
The diagnosis of COVID-19 is based on detection of SARS-CoV-2 in oro-/nasopharyngel swabs, but due to discomfort and minor risk during the swab procedure, detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been investigated in other biological matrixes.
Cæcilie Leding, Julia Skov, Katrine Uhrbrand, Jan Gorm Lisby, Katrine Pedersbæk Hansen, Thomas Benfield, Louise Katrine Duncan   +6 more
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Serum LH/FSH ratios in 87 infants with differences of sex development

Endocrine Connections, 2023
The ratio between luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) has previously been described as an excellent marker of sex in healthy infants. However, LH/ FSH remains not fully described in patients with differences of sex development
Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Trine Holm Johannsen, Margit Bistrup Fischer, Emmie N Upners, Alexander S Busch, Katharina M Main, Anna-Maria Andersson, Casper P Hagen, Anders Juul   +8 more
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Serum Concentrations and Gonadal Expression of INSL3 in Eighteen Males With 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
ObjectiveInsulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is produced in the testes and has been proposed as a circulating biomarker of Leydig cell capacity, but remains undescribed in 45,X/46,XY mosaicism. The aim was to examine serum concentrations and gonadal expression
Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Anne Jørgensen, Anne Jørgensen, Lise Aksglaede, Lise Aksglaede, John Erik Nielsen, John Erik Nielsen, Jakob Albrethsen, Jakob Albrethsen, Anders Juul, Anders Juul, Trine Holm Johannsen, Trine Holm Johannsen   +13 more
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Longitudinal evaluation of breast tissue in healthy infants: Prevalence and relation to reproductive hormones and growth factors

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionBreast tissue in infancy is a rather undescribed phenomenon. We aimed to describe the prevalence and progression of palpable breast tissue in healthy boys and girls aged 0-1 years and to evaluate clinical markers, individual serum hormone ...
Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Andre Madsen, Emmie N. Upners, Emmie N. Upners, Margit Bistrup Fischer, Margit Bistrup Fischer, Alexander Siegfried Busch, Alexander Siegfried Busch, Alexander Siegfried Busch, Hanne Frederiksen, Hanne Frederiksen, Trine Holm Johannsen, Trine Holm Johannsen, Anders Juul, Anders Juul, Anders Juul, Casper P. Hagen, Casper P. Hagen   +18 more
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