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    6. október 2021: Sögulegur dagur í baráttunni gegn malaríu 
    Kristjánsson, Már (2021-11)
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    Acetylsalicylic acid use is associated with improved survival in bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia : A long-term nationwide study 
    Rögnvaldsson, Kristján Godsk; Bjarnason, Agnar; Kristinsson, Karl Gústaf; Bragason, Hörður T; Erlendsdóttir, Helga; Þorgeirsson, Guðmundur; Gottfreðsson, Magnús (2022-08)
    BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and associated with subsequent cardiovascular complications and increased mortality. Potential short-term survival benefits conferred by acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) use ...
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    Adults with symptoms of pneumonia : a prospective comparison of patients with and without infiltrates on chest radiography 
    Rögnvaldsson, Kristján Godsk; Bjarnason, Agnar; Ólafsdóttir, Inga Sif; Helgason, Kristján Orri; Guðmundsson, Aðalsteinn; Gottfreðsson, Magnús (2023-01)
    OBJECTIVE: Most studies on patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) require confirmation of an infiltrate by chest radiography, but in practice admissions are common among patients with symptoms of pneumonia without an infiltrate ...
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    Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Mpox Who Received Tecovirimat in a New York City Health System 
    Vo, Christopher; Zomorodi, Rustin; Silvera, Richard; Bartram, Logan; Lugo, Luz Amarilis; Kojic, Erna; Urbina, Antonio; Aberg, Judith; Sigel, Keith; Chasan, Rachel; Patel, Gopi (2023-11)
    BACKGROUND: The 2022 global mpox outbreak was notable for transmission between persons outside of travel and zoonotic exposures and primarily through intimate contact. An understanding of the presentation of mpox in people with human immunodeficiency ...
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    Comparing COVID-19 pandemic health responses in two high-income island nations : Iceland and New Zealand 
    Grout, Leah; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Kvalsvig, Amanda; Baker, Michael G; Wilson, Nick; Summers, Jennifer (2023-07)
    AIMS: We aimed to compare COVID-19 control measures, epidemiological characteristics and economic performance measures in two high-income island nations with small populations, favorable border control options, and relatively good outcomes: Iceland and ...
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    Contaminated dicloxacillin capsules as the source of an NDM-5/OXA-48-producing Enterobacter hormaechei ST79 outbreak, Denmark and Iceland, 2022 and 2023 
    Agergaard, Charlotte Nielsen; Porsbo, Lone Jannok; Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg; Hansen, Sanne Grønvall Kjær; Steinke, Kat; Larsen, Sanne Løkkegaard; Helgason, Kristján Orri; Hansen, Frank; Karstensen, Kasper Thystrup; Henius, Anna E; Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane; Søes, Lillian; Schønning, Kristian; Wang, Mikala; Ank, Nina; Halldórsdóttir, Anna Margrét; Guðlaugsson, Ólafur; Hammerum, Anette M; Kjerulf, Anne; Kristensen, Brian; Hasman, Henrik; Justesen, Ulrik Stenz (2023-03-02)
    From October 2022 through January 2023, nine patients with NDM-5/OXA-48-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei ST79 were detected in Denmark and subsequently one patient in Iceland. There were no nosocomial links between patients, but they had ...
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    Determining SARS-CoV-2 non-infectivity state–A brief overview 
    Brynjolfsson, Siggeir F.; Sigurgrimsdottir, Hildur; Gudlaugsson, Olafur; Kristjansson, Mar; Kristinsson, Karl G.; Ludviksson, Bjorn R. (2022-08-12)
    From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has claimed over 6 million lives, and globally the pandemic rages with detrimental consequences, with the emergence of new more infectious and possibly virulent variants. A clinical obstacle in this battle ...
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    Development of a prognostic model of COVID-19 severity : a population-based cohort study in Iceland 
    Eythorsson, Elias; Bjarnadottir, Valgerdur; Runólfsdóttir, Hrafnhildur L.; Helgason, Dadi; Ingvarsson, Ragnar Freyr; Björnsson, Helgi Kristinn; Ólafsdóttir, Lovísa Björk; Bjarnadottir, Solveig; Ágústsson, Arnar Snær; Oskarsdottir, Kristin; Thorvaldsson, Hrafn Hliddal; Kristjansdottir, Gudrun; Björnsson, Aron Hjalti; Emilsdóttir, Arna Rut; Ármannsdóttir, Brynja; Guðlaugsson, Ólafur; Hansdóttir, Sif; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Bjarnason, Agnar; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Indriðason, Ólafur Skúli; Pálsson, Runólfur (2022-09-08)
    BACKGROUND: The severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection varies from asymptomatic state to severe respiratory failure and the clinical course is difficult to predict. The aim of the study was to develop a prognostic model to predict the severity of COVID-19 ...
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    Effect of booster vaccination against Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants in Iceland 
    Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Melsted, Páll; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Kristjánsson, Már; Magnusson, Olafur T.; sulem, patrick; Gudbjartsson, Daniel Fannar; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Stefánsson, Kári (2022-09-28)
    By the end of July 2021, the majority of the Icelandic population had received vaccination against COVID-19. In mid-July a wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections, dominated by the Delta variant, spread through the population, followed by an Omicron wave in ...
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    Evaluating Prophylactic Effect of Bovine Colostrum on Intestinal Barrier Function in Zonulin Transgenic Mice : A Transcriptomic Study 
    Ásbjörnsdóttir, Birna Guðrún; Sigurðsson, Snævar; Miranda-Ribera, Alba; Fiorentino, Maria; Konno, Takumi; Lan, Jinggang; Guðmundsson, Lárus Steinþór; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Lauth, Bertrand Andre Marc; Birgisdóttir, Bryndís Eva; Fasano, Alessio (2023-09-29)
    The intestinal barrier comprises a single layer of epithelial cells tightly joined to form a physical barrier. Disruption or compromise of the intestinal barrier can lead to the inadvertent activation of immune cells, potentially causing an increased ...
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    Fyrsta meðferð með tocilizumab við COVID-19 hérlendis - sjúkratilfelli 
    Björnsson, Aron Hjalti; Ólafsdóttir, Þorbjörg; Þormar, Katrín María; Kristjánsson, Már; Þórisdóttir, Anna Sesselja; Lúðvíksson, Björn Rúnar; Gudmundsson, Sigurdur; Gottfreðsson, Magnús (2020-05-06)
    Rúmlega fimmtugur karlmaður sem hafði verið á ferðalagi erlendis veiktist við komuna til landsins með flensulíkum einkennum og greindist með COVID-19. Nokkrum dögum síðar versnandi honum af öndunarfæraeinkennum og lagðist inn á Landspítala. Hann reyndist ...
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    Hepatocellular Jaundice due to Hydroxycut in Monozygotic Twins 
    Sigurdarson, Sigurdur S.; Kristjánsson, Már; Björnsson, Einar Stefán (2024-03-01)
    Liver injury associated with the use of a number of different of herbal and dietary supplements are increasingly recognized. It is though often unclear which of the sometimes multiple ingredients are responsible for the liver injury. Several case reports ...
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    High Rate of Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Among Recently Injecting Drug Users: : Results From the TraP Hep C Program-A Prospective Nationwide, Population-Based Study 
    TraP Hep C group (2022-04-19)
    BACKGROUND: The Treatment as Prevention for Hepatitis C program started in 2016 in Iceland, offering treatment with direct-acting antivirals to hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected individuals. Reinfections through injection drug use (IDU) can hamper ...
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    HLA alleles, disease severity, and age associate with T-cell responses following infection with SARS-CoV-2 
    Olafsdottir, Thorunn A; Bjarnadottir, Kristbjorg; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Melsted, Páll; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Ivarsdottir, Erna; Olafsdottir, Thorhildur; Arnthorsson, Asgeir O; Theódórs, Fannar; Eyþórsson, Elías Sæbjörn; Helgason, Dadi; Eggertsson, Hannes P.; Masson, Gisli; Bjarnadottir, Solveig; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Runólfsdóttir, Hrafnhildur L.; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Ingvarsson, Ragnar Freyr; Pálsson, Runólfur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Halldórsson, Bjarni Vilhjálmur; Holm, Hilma; Kristjánsson, Már; Sulem, Patrick; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Kari (2022-09-06)
    Memory T-cell responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection have been extensively investigated but many studies have been small with a limited range of disease severity. Here we analyze SARS-CoV-2 reactive T-cell responses in 768 convalescent SARS-CoV-2-infected ...
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    Hæðarveiki og tengdir sjúkdómar 
    Guðbjartsson, Tómas; Sigurðsson, Engilbert; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Björnsson, Ólafur Már; Guðmundsson, Gunnar (2019-11)
    Þegar komið er yfir 2500 m hæð yfir sjávarmáli geta einkenni hæðarveiki gert vart við sig innan nokkurra daga. Áhættan ræðst einkum af hæð og hraða hækkunar og einkennin eru fjölbreytt. Háfjallaveiki er langalgengust en lífshættulegur hæðarheilabjúgur ...
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    Ífarandi sýkingar af völdum Bacillus-tegunda á Íslandi árin 2006-2018 
    Gunnarsdóttir, Anna Kristín; Erlendsdóttir, Helga; Gottfreðsson, Magnús (2022-03-03)
    INNGANGUR Bakteríur af ættkvíslinni Bacillus finnast víða í umhverfinu og eru almennt taldar hafa litla meinvirkni, að miltisbrandsbakteríunni B. anthracis undanskilinni. Oft er álitið að um mengun sé að ræða ef Bacillus-tegundir finnast með ræktun. ...
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    Landspítali á farsóttartímum 
    Kristjánsson, Már (2020-05)
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    Læknablaðið í nútíð og framtíð: öflugt fræðirit fagfélags 
    Gottfredsson, Magnus (2020-12)
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    Meals, Microbiota and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents (MMM-Study) : A protocol for an observational longitudinal case-control study 
    Asbjornsdottir, Birna; Lauth, Bertrand; Fasano, Alessio; Thorsdottir, Inga; Karlsdottir, Ingibjorg; Gudmundsson, Larus S.; Gottfredsson, Magnus; Smarason, Orri; Sigurðardóttir, Sigurveig Þ; Halldorsson, Thorhallur I.; Marteinsson, Viggo Thor; Gudmundsdottir, Valborg; Birgisdottir, Bryndis Eva (2022-09-01)
    Recent studies indicate that the interplay between diet, intestinal microbiota composition, and intestinal permeability can impact mental health. More than 10% of children and adolescents in Iceland suffer from mental disorders, and rates of psychotropics ...
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    Physical and cognitive impact following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large population-based case-control study 
    Holm, Hilma; Ivarsdottir, Erna V; Olafsdottir, Thorhildur; Thorolfsdottir, Rosa; Eythorsson, Elias; Norland, Kristjan; Gisladottir, Rosa; Jonsdottir, Gudrun; Unnsteinsdottir, Unnur; Sveinsdottir, Kristin E; Jonsson, Benedikt A; Andresdottir, Margret; Arnar, Davíð Ottó; Arnthorsson, Asgeir O; Birgisdottir, Kolbrún; Bjarnadottir, Kristbjorg; Bjarnadottir, Solveig; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Einarsson, Gudmundur; Eiriksdottir, Berglind; Gardarsdottir, Elisabet Eir; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Gudmundsdottir, Steinunn; Gudmundsson, Julius; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Helgadottir, Anna; Helgason, Dadi; Hinriksdottir, Ingibjorg; Ingvarsson, Ragnar Freyr; Jonasdottir, Sigga S; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Karlsdottir, Tekla H; Kristinsdottir, Anna M; Kristinsson, Sigurður Yngvi; Kristjansdottir, Steinunn; Löve, Þorvarður Jón; Lúðvíksdóttir, Dóra; Masson, Gisli; Norddahl, Gudmundur; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Rafnar, Thorunn; Runólfsdóttir, Hrafnhildur L.; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Sigurbjornsson, Svanur; Sigurdardottir, Kristin; Sigurðsson, Engilbert; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Sigurdsson, Emil L; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Thorarensen, Emil A; Thorbjornsson, Bjarni; Thorsteinsdottir, Brynja; Tragante, Vinicius; Ulfarsson, Magnus O; Stefansson, Hreinn; Gislason, Thorsteinn; Kristjansson, Mar; Palsson, Runolfur; Sulem, Patrick; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Kari (2023-07-06)
    BACKGROUND: Persistent symptoms are common after SARS-CoV-2 infection but correlation with objective measures is unclear. METHODS: We invited all 3098 adults who tested SARS-CoV-2 positive in Iceland before October 2020 to the deCODE Health Study. We ...