2024
A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Flatby H, Ravi A, Liyanarachi K, Afset J, Rasheed H, Brumpton B, Hveem K, Åsvold B, DeWan A, Solligård E, Damås J, Rogne T. A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, jiae231. PMID: 38713594, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesMichigan Genomics InitiativeAssociation studiesUpper UTIMendelian randomizationMR analysisUpper urinary tract infectionRisk factorsPotential causal risk factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsModifiable risk factorsSex-stratified analysesCausal risk factorUrinary tract infectionGenome-wideFemale-only analysisGenetic lociPotential causal relationshipGenome InitiativeHealth StudyUK BiobankHLA-DQA2LociTract infectionsSmoking score
2023
Gestational age at birth and hospitalisations for infections among individuals aged 0–50 years in Norway: a longitudinal, register-based, cohort study
Nilsen S, Valand J, Rogne T, Asheim A, Yin W, Metsälä J, Opdahl S, Døllner H, Damås J, Kajantie E, Solligård E, Sandin S, Risnes K. Gestational age at birth and hospitalisations for infections among individuals aged 0–50 years in Norway: a longitudinal, register-based, cohort study. EClinicalMedicine 2023, 62: 102108. PMID: 37538542, PMCID: PMC10393616, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious Diseases GroupRespiratory tract infectionsLower gestational age groupGestational age groupsGestational ageDisease groupCohort studyUniversity HospitalRate ratioAge groupsInfectious diseasesHigher hospitalisation risksHospitalisation rate ratiosNationwide hospital dataRisk of hospitalisationSt. Olavs University HospitalSigrid Jusélius FoundationYear of birthHospitalisation riskLate pretermPreterm birthSecondary outcomesTract infectionsPrimary outcomeChildhood infections
2022
Incidence, recurring admissions and mortality of severe bacterial infections and sepsis over a 22-year period in the population-based HUNT study
Liyanarachi KV, Solligård E, Mohus RM, Åsvold BO, Rogne T, Damås JK. Incidence, recurring admissions and mortality of severe bacterial infections and sepsis over a 22-year period in the population-based HUNT study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0271263. PMID: 35819970, PMCID: PMC9275692, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere bacterial infectionsPositive blood culturesBacterial infectionsBlood culturesPopulation-based HUNT StudyPositive blood culture rateTrøndelag Health StudyUrinary tract infectionPopulation-based cohortBlood culture rateCommon infectious diseasesInfectious disease burdenRegistry linkageTract infectionsLoss of healthMedian timeHUNT StudyDisease burdenIncidence rateCulture rateGeneral populationHealth StudyHospitalizationImportant causeTotal burden
2021
Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations
Flatby HM, Rasheed H, Ravi A, Thomas LF, Liyanarachi KV, Afset JE, DeWan AT, Brumpton BM, Hveem K, Åsvold BO, Simonsen GS, Furberg AS, Damås JK, Solligård E, Rogne T. Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2021, 28: 732.e1-732.e7. PMID: 34763054, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsMendelian randomization analysisTract infectionsRisk factorsRisk of LRTICardiometabolic risk factorsSystolic blood pressureTrøndelag Health StudyPrevalence of smokingRandomization analysisBody mass indexCause of morbidityPotential risk factorsBlood pressureMass indexSuch hospitalizationsDisease burdenProtective effectHealth StudyIndependent European populationsLifetime smokingGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibilitySmoking