Publications by authors named "S J A van der Werff"
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine predictors for helminthiasis among travellers and migrants with eosinophilia for which a visit to tropical regions or endemic regions for common helminthiasis had been registered.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using electronic health records of 23 905 patients with eosinophilia (January 2011-August 2021) at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, including patients tested for helminthiasis with a registered stay in a helminth endemic region. Outcomes were diagnosis of any helminthiasis and diagnosis of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis.
Federated systems for automated infection surveillance: a perspective.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Automation of surveillance of infectious diseases can streamline processes and enhance quality but faces implementation barriers.
- The manuscript discusses the pros and cons of two strategies for automated surveillance: centralized and localized systems.
- The concept of federated automated surveillance is proposed as a potential solution to challenges, facilitating better data access, maintaining privacy, and promoting international collaboration in monitoring healthcare-associated infections and severe respiratory illnesses.*
Background: Narrative exposure therapy (NET) has shown promising outcomes for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees and veterans. Its effectiveness in patients with PTSD following childhood trauma is, however, still unknown.
Aims: We investigated whether NET is an effective treatment for patients with PTSD following childhood trauma.
Background: Fever is a common symptom among travellers returning from tropical/subtropical areas to Europe, and promptly distinguishing severe illnesses from self-limiting febrile syndromes is important but can be challenging due to non-specific clinical presentation.
Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolled adults and children who sought care during 2015-2020 at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden with fever within 2 months after returning from travel to a tropical/subtropical area. Data on symptoms and laboratory parameters were prospectively and retrospectively collected.