Publications
| multilocus sequence typing of genital chlamydia trachomatis in norway reveals multiple new sequence types and a large genetic diversity. | the chlamydia trachomatis incidence rate in finnmark, the most northern and sparsely populated county in norway, has been twice the national average. this population based cross-sectional study among finnmark high school students had the following aims: i) to examine distribution of multilocus sequence types (sts) of c. trachomatis in a previously unmapped area, ii) to compare chlamydia genetic diversity in finnmark with that of two urban regions, and iii) to compare discriminatory capacity of m ... | 2012 | 22470572 |
| declining trends in some sexually transmitted diseases in norway between 1975 and 1991 with special reference to a lapp population. | trends of n. gonorrhoeae (1975-1991) and c. trachomatis (1988-1991) infections in norway were analysed by the national institute of public health (siff) using data reported by physicians. the validity of the reporting system was evaluated by comparing reported data from the three northernmost counties and particularly the kautokeino community to siff with confirmed positive specimens analysed by the two microbiological laboratories serving this area. the incidence of gonorrhoea in norway has dec ... | 1993 | 8237239 |