• An Estimate of the Burden of Fungal Disease in Norway 

      Nordøy, Ingvild; Hesstvedt, Liv; Andersen, Cecilie Torp; Mylvaganam, Haima; Kols, Nicola Isabelle; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Tofteland, Ståle; Müller, Fredrik; Denning, David W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      The aim of this study was to examine the burden of fungal disease in Norway, contributing to a worldwide effort to improve awareness of the needs for better diagnosis and treatment of such infections. We used national registers and actual data from the Departments of Microbiology from 2015 and estimated the incidence and/or prevalence of superficial, allergic and invasive fungal disease using published ...
    • Living with dead spaces: Closing complex posterior midline defects with midline-based perforator flaps 

      de Weerd, Louis; Solberg, Tore; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Weum, Sven (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-01)
    • Maggotterapi 

      Falch, Birgit Margrethe (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-09-15)
      Omhandler bruk av maggotterapi i behandlingen av behandlingsresistente sår og inflammerte sår.Gir en oversikt over maggotterapiens prinsipper,virkemåter og muligheter.
    • Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, gender and smoking status. The Tromso Staph and Skin Study 

      Olsen, Karina; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Danielsen, Kjersti; Johannessen, Mona; Sollid, Johanna U Ericson; Thune, Inger; Grimnes, Guri; Jorde, Rolf; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Furberg, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Vitamin D induces the expression of antimicrobial peptides with activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Thus, we studied the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and S. aureus nasal colonization and carriage. Nasal swabs, blood samples and clinical data from 2,115 women and 1,674 men, aged 30–87 years, were collected in the Tromsø Staph and Skin Study 2007–08, as part of the ...
    • Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, gender and smoking status. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study 

      Olsen, Karina; Falch, Birgit Margrethe; Danielsen, Kjersti; Johannessen, Mona; Sollid, Johanna U Ericson; Thune, Inger; Grimnes, Guri; Jorde, Rolf; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Furberg, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Vitamin D induces the expression of antimicrobial peptides with activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Thus, we studied the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and S. aureus nasal colonization and carriage. Nasal swabs, blood samples and clinical data from 2,115 women and 1,674 men, aged 30–87 years, were collected in the Tromsø Staph and Skin Study 2007–08, as part of the ...