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Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2015 57:57
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Salmonella enterica bacteraemia: a multi-national population-based cohort study
Salmonella enterica is an important emerging cause of invasive infections worldwide. However, population-based data are limited. The objective of this study was to define the occurrence of S. enterica bacteremia...
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:95 -
Rationale for and protocol of a multi-national population-based bacteremia surveillance collaborative
Bloodstream infections are frequent causes of human illness and cause major morbidity and death. In order to best define the epidemiology of these infections and to track changes in occurrence, adverse outcome...
Citation: BMC Research Notes 2009 2:146 -
Tuberculosis screening of asylum seekers in Finland, 2015–2016
In Finland, asylum seekers from countries with high tuberculosis (TB) incidence (> 50/100,000 population/year) and those coming from a refugee camp or conflict area are eligible for TB screening. The aim of th...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:969 -
Secular trend in candidemia and the use of fluconazole in Finland, 2004-2007
In a previous study we observed an increasing trend in candidemia in Finland in the 1990s. Our aim was now to investigate further population-based secular trends, as well as outcome, and evaluate the associati...
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:312 -
Nationwide trends in molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland, 1997–2004
In Finland, the annual number of MRSA notifications to the National Infectious Disease Register (NIDR) has constantly increased since 1995, and molecular typing has revealed numerous outbreak isolates of MRSA....
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:94 -
The role and utilisation of public health evaluations in Europe: a case study of national hand hygiene campaigns
Evaluations are essential to judge the success of public health programmes. In Europe, the proportion of public health programmes that undergo evaluation remains unclear. The European Centre for Disease Preven...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:131 -
Enhanced surveillance for tuberculosis among foreign-born persons, Finland, 2014–2016
Tuberculosis (TB) in foreign-born residents is increasing in many European countries including Finland. We conducted enhanced TB surveillance to collect supplementary information on TB cases among recent immig...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:610 -
Imported malaria in Finland 2003-2011: prospective nationwide data with rechecked background information
Although described in several reports, imported malaria in Europe has not been surveyed nationwide with overall coverage of patients and individually rechecked background information. Plasmodium falciparum infect...
Citation: Malaria Journal 2013 12:93 -
Mortality in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: a multinational population-based cohort study
Escherichia coli is the most common cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and mortality is an important aspect of burden of disease. Using a multinational population-based cohort of E. coli BSIs, our objectives ...
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:606 -
Invasive pneumococcal infections among persons with and without underlying medical conditions: Implications for prevention strategies
The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) is recommended for persons aged < 65 years with chronic medical conditions. We evaluated the risk and mortality from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD...
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:96 -
Risk factors affecting treatment outcomes for pulmonary tuberculosis in Finland 2007–2014: a national cohort study
Major transition in tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology is taking place in many European countries including Finland. Monitoring treatment outcome of TB cases is important for identifying gaps in the national TB co...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1250 -
Public health response to large influx of asylum seekers: implementation and timing of infectious disease screening
Infectious disease screening of migrants at increased risk is a feature of national infection prevention and control measures. Asylum seekers in Finland are offered screening of tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B,...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1139