Publications

I have published 96 papers in peer-reviewed journals on the topics of tuberculosis, sepsis, antimicrobial resistance, malaria and more, as well as book chapters, including the “Tuberculosis – A comprehensive clinical reference” (2009), and reports for the World Health Organization, the Norwegian public health institute and the Norwegian Health directorate.

Ten often-cited articles are listed below 1-10

  1. Blomberg, B., et al. Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients. Nature medicine 27, 1607-1613 (2021).
  2. Blomberg, B., Cox, R.J. & Langeland, N. Long COVID: A growing problem in need of intervention. Cell Rep Med 3, 100552 (2022).
  3. Kuwelker, K., et al. Attack rates amongst household members of outpatients with confirmed COVID-19 in Bergen, Norway: A case-ascertained study. Lancet Reg Health Eur 3, 100014 (2021).
  4. Fjelltveit, E.B., et al. Symptom Burden and Immune Dynamics 6 to 18 Months Following Mild Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection (SARS-CoV-2): A Case-control Study. Clin Infect Dis 76, e60-e70 (2023).
  5. Blomberg, B. & Fourie, B. Fixed-dose combination drugs for tuberculosis: application in standardised treatment regimens. Drugs 63, 535-553 (2003).
  6. Haaskjold, Y.L., et al. Clinical Features of and Risk Factors for Fatal Ebola Virus Disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014-February 2015. Emerg Infect Dis 22, 1537-1544 (2016).
  7. Blomberg, B., et al. High rate of fatal cases of pediatric septicemia caused by gram-negative bacteria with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Clin Microbiol 43, 745-749 (2005).
  8. Blomberg, B., Spinaci, S., Fourie, B. & Laing, R. The rationale for recommending fixed-dose combination tablets for treatment of tuberculosis. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 79, 61-68 (2001).
  9. Blomberg, B., et al. Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis 7, 43 (2007).
  10. Blomberg, B., et al. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. BMC Public Health4, 45 (2004).

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