Publications by authors named "O Forslund"
Tunable quantum materials hold great potential for applications. Of special interest are materials in which small lattice strain induces giant electronic responses. The kagome compounds AVSb (A = K, Rb, Cs) provide a testbed for electronic tunable states.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Reference Center launches annual global HPV genotyping proficiency panels to enhance the precision and international standardization of HPV genotyping services. This study aims to assess the proficiency levels achieved in the global HPV genotyping proficiency panels conducted in 2022 and 2023, and to evaluate trends in performance over time. The proficiency panels comprised 44 blinded samples each, including 40 samples containing various purified plasmids corresponding to HPV types combined with human DNA, plus four control samples (one negative control and three extraction controls).
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- Azithromycin is the main antibiotic used to treat Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), but resistance due to mutations is becoming a concern, particularly in the 23S rRNA gene.
- A study evaluated the Panther Fusion analyzer for detecting macrolide resistance mutations (MRM) and wild type (WT) MG in clinical samples, finding a 91% agreement with an established PCR method.
- The Panther Fusion detected MRM in 20% and WT in 62% of samples, showing potential for easier testing but slightly lower effectiveness for macrolide susceptibility testing, suggesting the need for additional testing methods when results are unclear.
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- * Conducted in Adama, Ethiopia, the trial compared VIA with and without iodine among women who tested hrHPV positive after self-sampling.
- * Results showed higher sensitivity with iodine (50%) versus without (25%), but the overall improvement was not statistically significant, while HIV positive women had a significantly higher detection rate for CIN2+.
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- The study investigates the prevalence and anatomical distribution of a common rectal infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sweden, focusing on both urine and rectal samples.
- Results reveal that 10.5% of participants had the infection, with a higher detection rate in rectal samples (7.6%) compared to urine samples (3.9%).
- Additionally, the study found a high rate of macrolide resistance mutations, affecting 67.9% of the cases, with rectal infections being predominantly mono infections.