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  1. Article ; Online: Vaccination Coverage among Prisoners

    Nancy Vicente-Alcalde / Esther Ruescas-Escolano / Zitta Barrella Harboe / José Tuells

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7589, p

    A Systematic Review

    2020  Volume 7589

    Abstract: Prison inmates are highly susceptible for several infectious diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a systematic international literature review on vaccination coverage against hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis A virus (HAV), ... ...

    Abstract Prison inmates are highly susceptible for several infectious diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a systematic international literature review on vaccination coverage against hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis A virus (HAV), combined HAV/HBV, tetanus-diphtheria, influenza, pneumococcal, and combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) in prison inmates, according to the PRISMA guidelines. The electronic databases were used Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cinhal. No language or time limit were applied to the search. We defined vaccination coverage as the proportion of vaccinated prisoners. There were no limitations in the search strategy regarding time period or language. Of 1079 identified studies, 28 studies were included in the review. In total, 21 reported on HBV vaccine coverage (range between 16–82%); three on HAV (range between 91–96%); two studies on combined HAV/HBV (77% in the second dose and 58% in the third); three studies on influenza vaccine (range between 36–46%), one of pneumococcal vaccine coverage (12%), and one on MMR coverage (74%). We found that data on vaccination coverage in prison inmates are scarce, heterogeneous, and do not include all relevant vaccines for this group. Current published literature indicate that prison inmates are under-immunized, particularly against HBV, influenza, MMR, and pneumococci. Strengthen immunization programs specifically for this population at risk and improvement of data record systems may contribute to better health care in prisoners.
    Keywords prisoners ; inmates ; vaccination coverage ; immunization programs ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Pentraxin 3 in the cerebrospinal fluid during central nervous system infections

    Martin Munthe Thomsen / Lea Munthe-Fog / Pelle Trier Petersen / Thore Hillig / Lennart Jan Friis-Hansen / Casper Roed / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Christian Thomas Brandt

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss

    A retrospective cohort study

    2023  Volume 3

    Abstract: The present study describes diagnostic and prognostic abilities of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in central nervous system (CNS) infections. CSF PTX3 was measured retrospectively from 174 patients admitted under suspicion of CNS infection. ...

    Abstract The present study describes diagnostic and prognostic abilities of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in central nervous system (CNS) infections. CSF PTX3 was measured retrospectively from 174 patients admitted under suspicion of CNS infection. Medians, ROC curves and Youdens index was calculated. CSF PTX3 was significantly higher among all CNS infections and undetectable in most of the patients in the control group, and significantly higher in bacterial infections compared to viral and Lyme infections. No association was found between CSF PTX3 and Glasgow Outcome Score. PTX3 in the CSF can distinguish bacterial infection from viral and Lyme infections and non-CNS infections. Highest levels were found in bacterial meningitis. No prognostic abilities were found.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Pentraxin 3 in the cerebrospinal fluid during central nervous system infections

    Martin Munthe Thomsen / Lea Munthe-Fog / Pelle Trier Petersen / Thore Hillig / Lennart Jan Friis-Hansen / Casper Roed / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Christian Thomas Brandt

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 3, p e

    A retrospective cohort study.

    2023  Volume 0282004

    Abstract: The present study describes diagnostic and prognostic abilities of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in central nervous system (CNS) infections. CSF PTX3 was measured retrospectively from 174 patients admitted under suspicion of CNS infection. ...

    Abstract The present study describes diagnostic and prognostic abilities of Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in central nervous system (CNS) infections. CSF PTX3 was measured retrospectively from 174 patients admitted under suspicion of CNS infection. Medians, ROC curves and Youdens index was calculated. CSF PTX3 was significantly higher among all CNS infections and undetectable in most of the patients in the control group, and significantly higher in bacterial infections compared to viral and Lyme infections. No association was found between CSF PTX3 and Glasgow Outcome Score. PTX3 in the CSF can distinguish bacterial infection from viral and Lyme infections and non-CNS infections. Highest levels were found in bacterial meningitis. No prognostic abilities were found.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: Inhalation devices and inhaled corticosteroids particle size influence on severe pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Pradeesh Sivapalan / Truls Sylvan Ingebrigtsen / Rikke Sørensen / Josefin Eklöf / Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen / Tor Biering-Sørensen / Jon Torgny Wilcke / Jon Gitz Holler / Helle Krogh Johansen / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Alexander Svorre Jordan / Christian Kjer Heerfordt / Christian Rønn / Barbara Bonnesen / Theis Skovsgaard Itenov

    BMJ Open Respiratory Research, Vol 10, Iss

    a nationwide cohort study

    2023  Volume 1

    Abstract: Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The introduction of extrafine particle ICS has aimed to improve the distribution of medicine in ...

    Abstract Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The introduction of extrafine particle ICS has aimed to improve the distribution of medicine in the airways by altering deposition within the lungs, potentially affecting efficacy and side effects. It remains unclear if extrafine particle ICS administration alters the risk of pneumonia compared with standard particle size ICS.Methods An observational cohort study including all Danish COPD outpatients receiving ICS from 2010 to 2017. The primary outcome was pneumonia hospitalisation in the different ICS particle dosing regimens. The primary analysis was an adjusted Cox proportional hazards model. For sensitivity analysis, a subgroup analysis of patients receiving spray devices was done. Further, we created a propensity score matched cohort, in which we matched for the same covariates as adjusted for in the main analysis.Results A total of 35 691 patients were included of whom 1471 received extrafine particle ICS. Among these patients, 4657 were hospitalised due to pneumonia. Patients with COPD receiving extrafine particle ICS had a lower risk of hospitalisation due to pneumonia compared with patients receiving standard particle size ICS in our primary analysis (HR 0.75; 95% CI 0.63 to 0.89; p=0.002), subgroup analysis (HR 0.54; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.65; p<0.0001) and the propensity-matched population (HR 0.72; 95% CI 0.60 to 0.87; p=0.0006).Interpretation The use of extrafine particle ICS administration was associated with a lower risk of pneumonia hospitalisation in patients with COPD compared with those who received standard size treatment.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Diseases of the respiratory system ; RC705-779
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Silent hypoxia in patients with SARS CoV-2 infection before hospital discharge

    Natascha Josephine Ulstrand Fuglebjerg / Tomas Oestergaard Jensen / Nils Hoyer / Camilla Koch Ryrsø / Birgitte Lindegaard / Zitta Barrella Harboe

    International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 99, Iss , Pp 100-

    2020  Volume 101

    Abstract: Objective: To assess the degree of hypoxia and subjective dyspnea elicited by a 6-minute walking test (6MWT) in COVID-19 patients prior to discharge. Methods: A 6MWT was performed in 26 discharge-ready COVID-19 patients without chronic pulmonary disease ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To assess the degree of hypoxia and subjective dyspnea elicited by a 6-minute walking test (6MWT) in COVID-19 patients prior to discharge. Methods: A 6MWT was performed in 26 discharge-ready COVID-19 patients without chronic pulmonary disease or cardiac failure. Heart rate, oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate, and subjective dyspnea measured on the Borg CR-10 scale were measured before and immediately after the 6MWT, with continuous monitoring of SpO2 and heart rate during the 6MWT. The 6MWT was terminated if SpO2 dropped below 90%. A historical cohort of 204 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was used for comparison. Results: 13 (50%) of the COVID-19 patients developed exercise-induced hypoxia (SpO2 < 90%) during the 6MWT, of which one third had pulmonary embolism. COVID-19 patients experienced less hypoxia-related dyspnea during the 6MWT compared with patients with IPF. Conclusion: The 6MWT is a potential tool in the diagnosis of asymptomatic exercise-induced hypoxia in hospitalized COVID-19 patients prior to discharge. Due to important methodological limitations, further studies are needed to confirm our findings and to investigate their clinical consequences.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; Hypoxia ; Dyspnea ; Exercise test ; Discharge ; Infectious and parasitic diseases ; RC109-216 ; covid19
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study of Incidence and Outcome of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenzae Infections in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    Omid Rezahosseini / Dina Leth Møller / Søren Schwartz Sørensen / Michael Perch / Finn Gustafsson / Marco Gelpi / Jenny Knudsen / Marie Helleberg / Allan Rasmussen / Susanne Dam Nielsen / Zitta Barrella Harboe

    Microorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 1371, p

    2021  Volume 1371

    Abstract: Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) are among the main vaccine-preventable bacterial infections in immunocompromised individuals including solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. There is a lack ...

    Abstract Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) are among the main vaccine-preventable bacterial infections in immunocompromised individuals including solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. There is a lack of information about incidence and outcomes of these infections in SOT recipients. Methods: We determined the incidence of S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae , the related hospitalization, and 30- and 180-days mortality in a large cohort of 1182 adult SOT recipients. We calculated 95% confidence intervals (CI) of incidence rate (IR) using Byar’s approximation to the Poisson distribution. Results: The overall IR of S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae were 1086 (95% CI, 796–1448) and 1293 (95% CI, 974–1687) per 100,000 person-years of follow-up (PYFU), respectively. The IR of invasive infections were 76 (95% CI, 21–202) and 25 (95% CI, 2.3–118) per 100,000 PYFU, respectively. Hospital admission was required in >50%, 30-days mortality was 0, and 180-days mortality was 8.8% and 4.5% after S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae infections, respectively. Conclusions: The IR of invasive S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae infections in SOT recipients were much higher than reports from the general population in Denmark. Furthermore, a large proportion of infected SOT recipients were hospitalized. These findings highlight the need for further studies to assess uptake and immunogenicity of vaccines against S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae in SOT recipients.
    Keywords Streptococcus pneumoniae ; invasive pneumococcal diseases ; Hemophilus influenzae ; organ transplant ; incidence ; hospitalization ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Risk of Acquiring Haemophilus influenzae in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Raza Ul Mohsin / Christian Kjer Heerfordt / Josefin Eklöf / Pradeesh Sivapalan / Mohamad Isam Saeed / Truls Sylvan Ingebrigtsen / Susanne Dam Nielsen / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Kasper Karmark Iversen / Jette Bangsborg / Jens Otto Jarløv / Jonas Bredtoft Boel / Christian Østergaard Andersen / Henrik Pierre Calum / Ram B. Dessau / Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 3539, p

    2022  Volume 3539

    Abstract: Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the known risk of severe adverse effects including pulmonary infections. Research Question: Our study investigates the risk of acquiring a ... ...

    Abstract Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the known risk of severe adverse effects including pulmonary infections. Research Question: Our study investigates the risk of acquiring a positive Haemophilus influenzae airway culture with use of ICS in outpatients with COPD. Study Design and Methods: We conducted an epidemiological cohort study using data from 1 January 2010 to 19 February 2018, including 21,218 outpatients with COPD in Denmark. ICS use 365 days prior to cohort entry was categorised into low, moderate, and high, based on cumulated ICS dose extracted from a national registry on reimbursed prescriptions. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to assess the future risk of acquiring H. Influenzae within 365 days from cohort entry, and sensitivity analyses were performed using propensity score matched models. Results: In total, 801 (3.8%) patients acquired H. Influenzae during follow-up. Use of ICS was associated with a dose-dependent increased risk of acquiring H. Influenzae with hazard ratio (HR) 1.2 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.9–1.5, p value = 0.1) for low-dose ICS; HR 1.7 (95% CI 1.3–2.1, p value < 0.0001) for moderate dose; and HR 1.9 (95% CI 1.5–2.4, p value < 0.0001) for high-dose ICS compared to no ICS use. Results were confirmed in the propensity-matched model using the same categories. Conclusions: ICS use in outpatients with COPD was associated with a dose-dependent increase in risk of isolating H. Influenzae . This observation supports that high dose ICS should be used with caution.
    Keywords chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ; haemophilus influenzae ; inhaled corticosteroids ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Author Correction

    Rebecka Svanberg / Cameron MacPherson / Adrian Zucco / Rudi Agius / Tereza Faitova / Michael Asger Andersen / Caspar da Cunha-Bang / Lars Klingen Gjærde / Maria Elizabeth Engel Møller / Patrick Terrence Brooks / Birgitte Lindegaard / Adin Sejdic / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Anne Ortved Gang / Ditte Stampe Hersby / Christian Brieghel / Susanne Dam Nielsen / Daria Podlekareva / Annemette Hald /
    Jakob Thaning Bay / Hanne Marquart / Jens Lundgren / Anne-Mette Lebech / Marie Helleberg / Carsten Utoft Niemann / Sisse Rye Ostrowski

    Communications Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    Early stimulated immune responses predict clinical disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

    2023  Volume 2

    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article: A nationwide study on the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on antibiotic use and ventilation tube insertion in Denmark 2000–2014

    Howitz, Michael Frantz / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Helene Ingels / Palle Valentiner-Branth / Kåre Mølbak / Bjarki Ditlev Djurhuus

    Vaccine. 2017,

    2017  

    Abstract: Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccines (PCV) in national immunization programs have been successful in reducing the number of invasive and lower respiratory pneumococcal infections. The impact of the vaccines on upper respiratory infections ... ...

    Abstract Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccines (PCV) in national immunization programs have been successful in reducing the number of invasive and lower respiratory pneumococcal infections. The impact of the vaccines on upper respiratory infections caused by pneumococci is less clear although these account for most pneumococcal infections. In this study, we used likely proxies for respiratory infections in children, such as antibiotic use and ventilation tube insertions (VTI), to estimate the impact of the vaccine on a national level. The study was designed as a population-based retrospective correlation study, comparing trends in the incidence rate of antibiotic prescriptions and VTIs in the period 2000–2014, where PCV7 was introduced in 2007 and PCV13 in 2010.The introduction of PCV7 and PCV13 correlated with changes in the incidence rate from an almost steady increase in prescription of antibiotics in the pre-PCV period to a decreasing incidence for all children age 0–15years. The 2.4 DDD per person year in 2014 was at almost the same level of antibiotic use as in 2000 at 2.3 DDD per person year. Similar patterns were observed in the mostly vaccinated age groups below 5years of age. For VTI we observed a decreasing incidence rate in the years following introduction of PCV13 ending with a slightly higher incidence at 35 per 1000 person years in 2014 compared to 31 in year 2000.We conclude that the steady increase in antibiotic use and VTI in the pre-PCV period have been partially reversed to near year 2000 levels after the introduction of PCV. This indicates that implementation of pneumococcal vaccines in the Childhood Vaccination Programme has likely reduced the incidence of upper respiratory diseases due to pneumococci in Denmark.
    Keywords DDD (pesticide) ; Streptococcus pneumoniae ; antibiotics ; bacterial pneumonia ; childhood ; children ; vaccination ; vaccines ; Denmark
    Language English
    Size p. .
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.09.006
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  10. Article ; Online: Antibody responses and risk factors associated with impaired immunological outcomes following two doses of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases

    Kasper Karmark Iversen / Pradeesh Sivapalan / Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen / Tor Biering-Sørensen / Erik Sørensen / Henning Bundgaard / Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch / Peter Garred / Mia Marie Pries-Heje / Ruth Frikke-Schmidt / Torgny Wilcke / Helene Prieme / Birgitte Lindegaard / Sisse Rye Ostrowski / Zitta Barrella Harboe / Sebastian Rask Hamm / Laura Pérez-Alós / Peter Kjeldgaard / Saher Shaker /
    Alexander Svorre Jordan / Dina Leth Møller / Line Dam Heftdal / Johannes Roth Madsen / Rafael Bayarri-Olmos / Cecilie Bo Hansen / Kamille Fogh / Jose Juan Almagro Armenteros / Linda Hilsted / Andrea Browatzki / Susanne Dam Nielsen

    BMJ Open Respiratory Research, Vol 9, Iss

    2022  Volume 1

    Abstract: Introduction Responses to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases are poorly characterised. We aimed to describe humoral responses following two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and identify risk factors for impaired ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Responses to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases are poorly characterised. We aimed to describe humoral responses following two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and identify risk factors for impaired responses.Methods Prospective cohort study including adults with chronic pulmonary diseases and healthcare personnel as controls (1:1). Blood was sampled at inclusion, 3 weeks, 2 and 6 months after first vaccination. We reported antibody concentrations as geometric means with 95% CI of receptor binding domain (RBD)-IgG and neutralising antibody index of inhibition of ACE-2/RBD interaction (%). A low responder was defined as neutralising index in the lowest quartile (primary outcome) or RBD-IgG <225 AU/mL plus neutralising index <25% (secondary outcome), measured at 2 months. We tested associations using Poisson regression.Results We included 593 patients and 593 controls, 75% of all had neutralising index ≥97% at 2 months. For the primary outcome, 34.7% of patients (n=157/453) and 12.9% of controls (n=46/359) were low responders (p<0.0001). For the secondary outcome, 8.6% of patients (n=39/453) and 1.4% of controls (n=5/359) were low responders (p<0.001). Risk factors associated with low responder included increasing age (per decade, adjusted risk ratio (aRR) 1.17, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.32), Charlson Comorbidity Index (per point) (aRR 1.15, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.26), use of prednisolone (aRR 2.08, 95% CI 1.55 to 2.77) and other immunosuppressives (aRR 2.21, 95% CI 1.65 to 2.97).Discussion Patients with chronic pulmonary diseases established functional humoral responses to vaccination, however lower than controls. Age, comorbidities and immunosuppression were associated with poor immunological responses.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Diseases of the respiratory system ; RC705-779
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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