2024
Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway
Liyanarachi K, Mohus R, Rogne T, Gustad L, Åsvold B, Romundstad S, Solligård E, Hallan S, Damås J. Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway. Infection 2024, 52: 1983-1993. PMID: 38679665, PMCID: PMC11499395, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02265-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHazard ratioHazard ratio of deathChronic kidney diseaseCohort studyPopulation-based cohort studyNorwegian HUNT studyAlbumin-creatinine ratioTarget risk factorsAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseLoss of healthProspective cohort studyHUNT StudyHealth StudySystolic blood pressureSmoking statusKidney diseaseHospital admissionMedian follow-up timeGeneral populationRisk of bloodstream infectionImprove preventionFollow-up timeIncreased riskNormal albumin excretionRisk factors
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
2020
Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne T, Solligård E, Burgess S, Brumpton BM, Paulsen J, Prescott HC, Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Mehl A, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Damås JK. Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003413. PMID: 33196656, PMCID: PMC7668585, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexBloodstream infectionsBSI incidenceBSI mortalityHazard ratioMass indexGeneral populationPopulation-based cohortAnalysis of patientsTerms of mortalityMendelian randomization studyTraditional epidemiological studiesMendelian randomization analysisObesity paradoxMean ageObservational studyEpidemiological studiesRandomization studyCausal associationSepsisMortalityPatientsInfectionRandomization analysis