The Research Group for Child and Adolescent Health has several projects in the field of infection, aiming to improve the diagnosis and treatment of severe infections in children.
Historically, research on infections in children in Tromsø began with studies on children with severe meningococcal disease in the 1980s and 1990s. Since the late 1990s, the research group has focused extensively on coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), which can cause serious infections in children with weakened immune systems, such as premature infants and children with cancer.
Our research areas also include antibiotic resistance, virulence in CNS and other bacteria, the microbiome of the gut, and preventive treatment with probiotics, as well as experimental and epidemiological studies on sepsis in newborns.
Here, we will briefly present some of our research projects. For those who want to know more, we are available for discussion, and we also refer to publications from our research group.
Project group
Claus Andreas Klingenberg (Project manager)
Trond Flægstad
Veronika Kucharová Pettersen
Hildegunn Norbakken Granslo
Jorunn Pauline Cavanagh
Erik Hjerde
Hermoine Jean Venter
Aline Bjerkhaug
Synnøve Holmbukt
Runa Wolden
Ahmed Bargheet
Gaute Hovde Bø
Oda Gundersen
Martin Christensen
Dagny Elise Hemmingsen
Trym Thune Flygel
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