Jan Egil Afset
Bakgrunn og aktiviteter
Jeg forsker på hvorfor enkelte bakterier gir alvorlig sykdom mens andre kun gir mild eller ingen sykdom, hovedsaklig med fokus på tarmpatogene E. coli.
Vitenskapelig, faglig og kunstnerisk arbeid
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Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
- (2014) PCR-based detection and molecular characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in a routine microbiology laboratory over 16 years. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 52 (9).
- (2014) All-time high tularaemia incidence in Norway in 2011: report from the national surveillance. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. vol. 33 (11).
- (2013) Comparisons of infant Escherichia coli isolates link genomic profiles with adaptation to the ecological niche. BMC Genomics. vol. 14.
- (2012) Risk of developing tuberculosis after brief exposure in Norwegian children: results of a contact investigation. BMJ Open. vol. 2 (6).
- (2012) Clonal relations of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H16 strains isolated from various sources from several countries. FEMS Microbiology Letters. vol. 337.
- (2012) Multiple-locus variant-repeat assay (MLVA) is a useful tool for molecular epidemiologic analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae strains causing bovine mastitis. Veterinary Microbiology. vol. 157 (3-4).
- (2011) Outbreak of tularaemia in central Norway, January to March 2011. Eurosurveillance. vol. 16 (13).
- (2011) Investigation of an Escherichia coli O145 outbreak in a child day-care centre - extensive sampling and characterization of eae- and stx(1)-positive E. coli yields epidemiological and socioeconomic insight. BMC Infectious Diseases. vol. 11.
- (2010) Group B Streptococcus colonization during pregnancy and maternal-fetal transmission in Zimbabwe. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. vol. 89 (2).
- (2010) Rapid multiple-locus variant-repeat assay (MLVA) for genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 48 (7).
- (2009) Molecular and phenotypic characterization of invasive group B streptococcus strains from infants in Norway 2006-2007. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. vol. 15 (12).
- (2008) Phylogenetic Backgrounds and Virulence Profiles of Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains from a Case-Control Study Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and DNA Microarray Analysis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 46 (7).
- (2006) Identification of virulence genes linked with diarrhea due to atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli by DNA microarray analysis and PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. vol. 44.
- (2004) Association of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) with prolonged diarrhoea. Journal of Medical Microbiology. vol. 53.
- (2003) High prevalence of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in Norwegian children with diarrhoea. Journal of Medical Microbiology. vol. 52.
- (2003) Susceptibility to topical antibiotics of skin and soft tissue isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes: indications of clonal spread of fusidic acid resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. vol. 35.
- (2003) Susceptibility of Skin and Soft-tissue Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes to Topical Antibiotics: Indications of Clonal Spread of Fusidic Acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. vol. 35.
- (2003) High prevalence of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in Norwegian children with diarrhoea. Journal of Medical Microbiology. vol. 52.
- (2001) Erytromycin- og ciprofloksacinresistens hos Campylobacter jejuni. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. vol. 18.
Rapport/avhandling
- (2007) Role of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in childhood diarrhoea in Norway. 2007. ISBN 978-82-471-5806-7.
Andre
- (2013) Multiple-locus variant-repeat assay (MLVA) is a useful tool for molecular epidemiologic analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae strains causing bovine mastitis. MASTITIS - NEW KNOWLEDGE ON DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL ON MODERN DAIRY FARMS . Nordisk komite for veterinærvitenskapelig samarbeid - NKVet; Reykjavik. 2013-05-13 - 2013-05-14.
- (2012) Comparison of four serological methods for the diagnosis of tularaemia. 7th international conference on tularaemia . Tularemia International Society; Breckenridge. 2012-09-17 - 2012-09-20.