• The All-Age Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Potential Transmission Routes. A Population-Based Study 

      Breckan, Ragnar K; Paulssen, Eyvind Jakob; Asfeldt, Anne Mette; Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Straume, Bjørn; Florholmen, Jon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-12)
      Background and aims: Previous research on H. pylori epidemiology has mostly focused on adult populations. We have aimed to study H. pylori prevalence in all age groups including children and adolescents and to identify potential routes of transmission. Methods: Subjects from all age groups (children 0–11 years, adolescents 12–17 years and adults ≥18 years of age), recruited from both an urban ...
    • Bruk av videosamtale i behandling av tuberkulose-sykdom i Nord-Norge 

      Bendiksen, Renate; Ovesen, Tone; Asfeldt, Anne Mette; Halvorsen, Dag Seeger; Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-13)
      <i>BAKGRUNN</i> - Totalt ble det meldt 261 pasienter med tuberkulose i Norge i 2017, hvorav 90 % fullførte behandlingen. Tuberkulosemedikamenter gis som daglig direkte observert behandling (DOT) til alle pasienter. Vi undersøkte om dette kan gjøres ved videosamtale.<p> <p><i>MATERIALE OG METODE</i> - Vi gjennomførte en klinisk observasjonsstudie ved Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge 2016–19, der ...
    • Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia from a public health perspective : The Sørreisa Gastrointestinal Disorder Study 

      Asfeldt, Anne Mette (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-04-24)
      Dyspepsia is a highly prevalent condition, involving substantial health-care resources. Ever since Marshall and Warren in 1984 discovered that Helicobacter pylori could cause peptic ulcer, it has been discussed to what extend Helicobacter pylori play a role in dyspepsia in general. In 2004 a population based survey was carried out in the municipality of Sørreisa, comprising a questionnaire survey ...