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List of works by Halvor Sommerfelt

"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda

scholarly article by David Mukunya et al published 4 December 2018 in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Zinc as Adjuvant Therapy for Severe Pneumonia in Young Children

scholarly article by Sudha Basnet et al published 5 March 2012 in Pediatrics

A comparative genomic analysis of diverse clonal types of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli reveals pathovar-specific conservation

scientific article published on 15 November 2010

A new putative fimbrial colonization factor, CS19, of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article

A randomized controlled trial of the effect of zinc as adjuvant therapy in children 2–35 mo of age with severe or nonsevere pneumonia in Bhaktapur, Nepal

scholarly article by Palle Valentiner-Branth et al published 7 April 2010 in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Ancestral lineages of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article

Antigenic variation within the subunit protein of members of the colonization factor antigen I group of fimbrial proteins in human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study

scientific article

CONSORT-Equity 2017 extension and elaboration for better reporting of health equity in randomised trials

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Data collection, analysis and reporting results

scientific article (publication date: 22 April 2017)

Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Preparation, design, and enrollment of cases and controls

scientific article (publication date: 22 April 2017)

Case/control studies with follow-up: Constructing the source population to estimate effects of risk factors on development, disease, and survival

scientific article published on December 2012

Characterization of immunological cross-reactivity between enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-stable toxin and human guanylin and uroguanylin

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Characterization of incompletely typed rotavirus strains from Guinea-Bissau: identification of G8 and G9 types and a high frequency of mixed infections

scientific article published in June 2003

Child survival and BCG vaccination: a community based prospective cohort study in Uganda

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Clinical presentation and severity of viral community-acquired pneumonia in young Nepalese children.

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Clonal clustering and colonization factors among thermolabile and porcine thermostable enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli

scientific article published in September 2002

Clonal relatedness of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from a cohort of young children in Guinea-Bissau

scientific article published on July 2004

Cloned polynucleotide and synthetic oligonucleotide probes used in colony hybridization are equally efficient in the identification of Escherichia coli

scientific article published on March 1990

Cloned polynucleotide and synthetic oligonucleotide probes used in colony hybridization are equally efficient in the identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article

Cobalamin Status Modifies the Effect of Zinc Supplementation on the Incidence of Prolonged Diarrhea in 6- to 30-Month-Old North Indian Children

article by Mari S. Manger et al published 27 April 2011 in Journal of Nutrition

Cobalamin and folate status in 6 to 35 months old children presenting with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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Cobalamin and folate status in infants and young children in a low-to-middle income community in India

scientific article published in November 2007

Cobalamin and folate status predicts mental development scores in North Indian children 12-18 mo of age.

scientific article published on 2 January 2013

Cohort study of Guinean children: incidence, pathogenicity, conferred protection, and attributable risk for enteropathogens during the first 2 years of life

scientific article published in September 2003

Colonization factors among enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea and from matched controls in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

Colonization factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from children in north India.

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Community cohort study of Cryptosporidium parvum infections: sex-differential incidences associated with BCG and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccinations

scientific article published on 2 February 2006

Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India-a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 04 April 2020

Community-based controlled trial of dietary management of children with persistent diarrhea: sustained beneficial effect on ponderal and linear growth

scientific article published on May 2001

Community-based randomized controlled trial of reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution in acute childhood diarrhea

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Comparative study of colony hybridization with synthetic oligonucleotide probes and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on March 1988

Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Detection of colonization factor antigen I-positive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with a cloned polynucleotide probe

scientific article published on October 1990

Development and evaluation of genotypic assays for the detection and characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

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Distribution of Classical and Nonclassical Virulence Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Chilean Children and tRNA Gene Screening for Putative Insertion Sites for Genomic Islands ⬇️

scientific article published on July 20, 2011

Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors

scientific article

Early versus late BCG vaccination in HIV-1-exposed infants in Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Effect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on survival of infants with low birthweight: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 04 October 2019

Effect of implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme on neonatal and infant mortality: cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

Effect of implementation of integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness programme on treatment seeking practices for morbidities in infants: cluster randomised trial

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Effect of routine zinc supplementation on pneumonia in children aged 6 months to 3 years: randomised controlled trial in an urban slum

scientific article published on June 2002

Effect of withholding breastfeeding on the immune response to a live oral rotavirus vaccine in North Indian infants

scientific article published on August 2014

Effectiveness and efficacy of zinc for the treatment of acute diarrhea in young children

scientific article published in May 2002

Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

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Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study

scholarly article by Espoir Bwenge Malembaka et al published 2019 in PLOS ONE

Effects of zinc deficiency and pneumococcal surface protein a immunization on zinc status and the risk of severe infection in mice

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Efficacy of umbilical cord cleansing with a single application of 4% chlorhexidine for the prevention of newborn infections in Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Efficacy of zinc-fortified oral rehydration solution in 6- to 35-month-old children with acute diarrhea

scientific article published on November 2002

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and Salmonella associated with nondysenteric persistent diarrhea

scientific article published in August 1989

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli may be a new pathogen causing acute and persistent diarrhea.

scientific article

EnterotoxigenicEscherichia coliInfections and Diarrhea in a Cohort of Young Children in Guinea‐Bissau

scientific article published in 2002

Evaluation of DNA-DNA Hybridization for the Direct Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Stool Blots

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article published on July 2011

Experimental infection of healthy volunteers with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli wild-type strain TW10598 in a hospital ward

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Expression of colonization factor antigen I fimbriae by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; influence of growth conditions and a recombinant positive regulatory gene

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Extended pre-exposure prophylaxis with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding up to 50 weeks in infants in Africa (ANRS 12174): a randomised controlled trial

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Gene probes. A new diagnostic aid

scientific article published in October 1987

Genetic relationship of putative colonization factor O166 to colonization factor antigen I and coli surface antigen 4 of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 1992

Genotype profiles of rotavirus strains from children in a suburban community in Guinea-Bissau, Western Africa

scientific article

Genotypic and phenotypic identification of coli surface antigen 6-positive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on May 1994

Genotypic detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli colonisation factors

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

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Heat-stable enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli as a vaccine target

scientific article published on 15 March 2010

Hypothesis: Vitamin A supplementation and childhood mortality: amplification of the non-specific effects of vaccines?

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Identification and characterization of CS20, a new putative colonization factor of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

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Identification and molecular characterization of the gene encoding coli surface antigen 20 of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on October 2004

Impact of community-initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on survival of low birth weight infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Induction of colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I) and coli surface antigen 4 (CS4) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: relevance for vaccine production.

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International efforts for better health--Norway's role ⬇️

scientific article published on September 20, 2011

Intestinal and systemic immune responses to an oral cholera toxoid B subunit whole-cell vaccine administered during zinc supplementation

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Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda ⬇️

scientific article published on March 12, 2011

Kangaroo mother care: using formative research to design an acceptable community intervention

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174.

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Malaria Parasitaemia among Infants and Its Association with Breastfeeding Peer Counselling and Vitamin A Supplementation: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial ⬇️

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

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Mechanism of spontaneous loss of heat-stable toxin (STa) production in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

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Microbiota that affect risk for shigellosis in children in low-income countries

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Micronutrient deficiency in children

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Millennium Development Goals for health--will we reach them by 2015?

scientific article published in October 2011

Nutritional Intake and Status of Cobalamin and Folate among Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Bhaktapur, Nepal

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

ORS Containing Zinc Does Not Reduce Duration or Stool Volume of Acute Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children

article by Nitya Wadhwa et al published August 2011 in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Oligonucleotide gene probes may detect enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli directly in fecal smears.

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Perinatal mortality in eastern Uganda: a community based prospective cohort study

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Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study

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Pneumococcal pulmonary infection, septicaemia and survival in young zinc-depleted mice

scientific article published in August 2001

Poor Folate Status Predicts Persistent Diarrhea in 6- to 30-Month-Old North Indian Children

article by Mari S. Manger et al published 19 October 2011 in Journal of Nutrition

Predictors of death in infants with probable serious bacterial infection

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Predictors of duration and treatment failure of severe pneumonia in hospitalized young Nepalese children

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Predictors of plasma zinc concentrations in children with acute diarrhea

scientific article published in March 2004

Predictors of time to recovery in infants with probable serious bacterial infection

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

Presence of cfaD-homologous sequences and expression of coli surface antigen 4 on enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; relevance for diagnostic procedures ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 1991

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia among Young Children with Acute Diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among healthy women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal

scientific article published on 23 August 2006

Proliferation of enterotoxigenic strain TW11681 in stools of experimentally infected human volunteers

scholarly article published by Hans Steinsland in 2018

Prospective hospital-based surveillance to estimate rotavirus disease burden in the Gauteng and North West Province of South Africa during 2003-2005.

scientific article published in September 2010

Protection against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections

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Protection from natural infections with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: longitudinal study.

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Protective immunity after natural rotavirus infection: a community cohort study of newborn children in Guinea-Bissau, west Africa

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Quantitative PCR and culture evaluation for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) associated diarrhea in volunteers.

scientific article published on 6 January 2014

Quantitative PCR for detection of Shigella improves ascertainment of Shigella burden in children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in low-income countries

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RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study

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RNA viruses in young Nepalese children hospitalized with severe pneumonia

scientific article published in December 2011

Respiratory viruses in nepalese children with and without pneumonia: a case-control study

scientific article published in August 2010

Risk factors for extended duration of acute diarrhea in young children

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Salivary IgA from the sublingual compartment as a novel noninvasive proxy for intestinal immune induction

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Simplified and accurate nonradioactive polynucleotide gene probe assay for identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on January 1990

Some Epidemiologic, Clinical, Microbiologic, and Organizational Assumptions That Influenced the Design and Performance of the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Statistical methods in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).

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Substantial reduction in severe diarrheal morbidity by daily zinc supplementation in young north Indian children

scientific article published on June 2002

The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

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The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of Diarrheal Disease in Infants and Young Children in Developing Countries: Epidemiologic and Clinical Methods of the Case/Control Study ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study

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The immune response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in zinc-depleted mice

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The incidence, aetiology, and adverse clinical consequences of less severe diarrhoeal episodes among infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: a 12-month case-control study as a follow-on to the Global Enteric Multicent

article by Karen L Kotloff et al published May 2019 in The Lancet Global Health

Towards Rational Design of a Toxoid Vaccine against the Heat-Stable Toxin of Escherichia coli

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Two Weeks of Zinc Administration to Nepalese Children with Pneumonia Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Pneumonia or Diarrhea during the Next Six Months

scholarly article by Ram K. Chandyo et al published 14 July 2010 in Journal of Nutrition

Use of nonradioactive DNA hybridization for identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli harboring genes for colonization factor antigen I, coli surface antigen 4, or putative colonization factor O166 ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 1992

Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study

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Vaccination in a developmental perspective

scientific article published in October 2006

When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Zinc Deficiency Is Common among Healthy Women of Reproductive Age in Bhaktapur, Nepal

scholarly article by Ram K. Chandyo et al published 21 January 2009 in Journal of Nutrition

Zinc Supplementation for Four Months Does Not Affect Growth in Young North Indian Children1–4

article published in 2010

Zinc as an adjunct treatment for reducing case fatality due to clinical severe infection in young infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Zinc for probable serious bacterial infection in infants – Authors' reply

scientific article published in The Lancet

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