Karl G Kristinsson

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Affiliation: Landspitali University Hospital
Country: Iceland

Publications

  1. ncbi Effective treatment of experimental acute otitis media by application of volatile fluids into the ear canal
    Karl G Kristinsson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect Dis 191:1876-80. 2005
  2. ncbi EURISWEB--Web-based epidemiological surveillance of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in day care centers
    Sara Silva
    Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av, República EAN, PO Box 127, 2781 901 Oeiras, Portugal
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 3:9. 2003
  3. ncbi Clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria in a nationwide study of adults with S. aureus bacteraemia
    Hilmir Asgeirsson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, IS 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect 64:41-6. 2012
  4. ncbi Increasing incidence of late-onset neonatal invasive group B streptococcal infections in Iceland
    Guđrún Lilja Oladóttir
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 30:661-3. 2011
  5. ncbi Stability of penicillin-susceptible and nonsusceptible clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae in southern Sweden
    Sigurdur E Vilhelmsson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Microb Drug Resist 13:108-13. 2007
  6. ncbi Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia--Nationwide assessment of treatment adequacy and outcome
    Hilmir Asgeirsson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, IS 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect 62:339-46. 2011
  7. ncbi Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005
    Sigurður Arnason
    The Children s Hospital Iceland, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Acta Paediatr 99:1531-5. 2010
  8. ncbi Deep sternal wound infections following open heart surgery in Iceland: a population-based study
    Steinn Steingrimsson
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Scand Cardiovasc J 42:208-13. 2008
  9. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broiler flocks in Iceland 2001-2005
    Thorunn R Thorsteinsdottir
    Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Microb Drug Resist 14:49-53. 2008
  10. ncbi Lessons from the past: familial aggregation analysis of fatal pandemic influenza (Spanish flu) in Iceland in 1918
    Magnus Gottfredsson
    Landspitali University Hospital, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:1303-8. 2008

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Effective treatment of experimental acute otitis media by application of volatile fluids into the ear canal
    Karl G Kristinsson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect Dis 191:1876-80. 2005
    ..influenzae and 6%-75% of rats infected with pneumococci, compared with 5.6%-6% of rats in the placebo group. Essential oils or their components placed in the ear canal can provide effective treatment of acute otitis media...
  2. ncbi EURISWEB--Web-based epidemiological surveillance of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in day care centers
    Sara Silva
    Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av, República EAN, PO Box 127, 2781 901 Oeiras, Portugal
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 3:9. 2003
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  3. ncbi Clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria in a nationwide study of adults with S. aureus bacteraemia
    Hilmir Asgeirsson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, IS 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect 64:41-6. 2012
    ..To evaluate the clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) in adults with S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB)...
  4. ncbi Increasing incidence of late-onset neonatal invasive group B streptococcal infections in Iceland
    Guđrún Lilja Oladóttir
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 30:661-3. 2011
    ..The aim of the study was to determine the epidemiology of neonatal GBS infections to be able to implement therapeutic and preventive measures more effectively...
  5. ncbi Stability of penicillin-susceptible and nonsusceptible clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae in southern Sweden
    Sigurdur E Vilhelmsson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Microb Drug Resist 13:108-13. 2007
    ..pneumoniae, and these factors may be instrumental in determining the success or failure of clones after they acquire resistance...
  6. ncbi Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia--Nationwide assessment of treatment adequacy and outcome
    Hilmir Asgeirsson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspitali University Hospital, Fossvogi, IS 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Infect 62:339-46. 2011
    ..To assess the treatment adequacy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) and its association with outcome on a whole population basis...
  7. ncbi Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005
    Sigurður Arnason
    The Children s Hospital Iceland, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Acta Paediatr 99:1531-5. 2010
    ..To investigate the aetiology of bacteraemia in children in Iceland, the antibiotic resistance and possible preventive measures...
  8. ncbi Deep sternal wound infections following open heart surgery in Iceland: a population-based study
    Steinn Steingrimsson
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Scand Cardiovasc J 42:208-13. 2008
    ..The aim of this nationwide case-control study was to study the epidemiology and identify risk factors of deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) in Iceland...
  9. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broiler flocks in Iceland 2001-2005
    Thorunn R Thorsteinsdottir
    Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Microb Drug Resist 14:49-53. 2008
    ..Although resistance levels were low and similar to that seen in the other Nordic countries, further research on this matter is needed as there is no antimicrobial selective pressure in chicken farming in Iceland...
  10. ncbi Lessons from the past: familial aggregation analysis of fatal pandemic influenza (Spanish flu) in Iceland in 1918
    Magnus Gottfredsson
    Landspitali University Hospital, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:1303-8. 2008
    ..Our data do not provide conclusive evidence for the role of genetic factors in susceptibility to the Spanish flu...
  11. ncbi Neisseria meningitidis sequence type and risk for death, Iceland
    Magnus Gottfredsson
    Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:1066-73. 2006
    ..046). This study shows evolutionary trends of meningococcal isolates in a relatively isolated community and highlights an association between unique STs and poor outcome...
  12. ncbi Severity of Influenza A 2009 (H1N1) Pneumonia Is Underestimated by Routine Prediction Rules. Results from a Prospective, Population-Based Study
    Agnar Bjarnason
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Department of Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    PLoS ONE 7:e46816. 2012
    ..The performance of prediction rules for CAP during an epidemic with a new infectious agent are unknown...
  13. ncbi Dynamics of pneumococcal carriage among healthy Icelandic children attending day-care centres
    Gunnar Tomasson
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Scand J Infect Dis 37:422-8. 2005
    ..Serotype prevalence fluctuated markedly between y. In conclusion, there was significant variation in serotype prevalence between y, and only 51% of the pneumococci belonged to serotypes covered by the current 7-valent conjugated vaccine...