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Birger Trollfors is affiliated with Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on epidemiology and infectious diseases. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines, including public health, immunology, and dermatology.

Their work frequently addresses the epidemiological aspects of infectious diseases and immune responses, with a particular emphasis on respiratory infections and bacterial pathogens. Key research topics covered by Trollfors include:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

Birger Trollfors has collaborated with several other researchers in the field, with frequent coauthors including Margrét Johansson Gudjónsdóttir, Mats Dahl, Erik Backhaus, Anette Gente Lidholm, and Annica Inerot.

The publication venues for Trollfors's work include:

  • Acta Paediatrica
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • IJID Regions
  • Vaccine X

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Trollfors are the following:

  • "Prevalence of Latent TB and Effectiveness of BCG Vaccination Against Latent Tuberculosis: An Observational Study," 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Ethnicity, gender and seasonal variations all play a role in vitamin D deficiency," 2022, Acta Paediatrica
  • "Group B streptococcus - a pathogen not restricted to neonates," 2022, IJID Regions

Other significant research contributions related to infectious disease epidemiology, although not directly authored by Trollfors but linked through frequent coauthors, include studies such as "Invasive pneumococcal disease in persons with predisposing factors is dominated by non-vaccine serotypes in Southwest Sweden," 2021, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, and "Long-term clinical course and prognosis of vaccine-related persistent itching nodules (1997-2019): An observational study," 2022, Vaccine X.

Their main fields of study show a strong emphasis on epidemiology, with 10 publications, complemented by contributions in public health, environmental and occupational health (5 publications), infectious diseases (2 publications), immunology (2 publications), and dermatology (2 publications).

Best Publications

  • Prevention of typhoid fever in Nepal with the Vi capsular polysaccharide of Salmonella typhi. A preliminary report.

    I L Acharya;C U Lowe;R Thapa;V L Gurubacharya

  • Invasive Pneumococcal Infections: Incidence, Predisposing Factors, and Prognosis

    L. A. Burman;R. Norrby;B. Trollfors

  • A placebo-controlled trial of a pertussis-toxoid vaccine

    Birger Trollfors;John Taranger;Teresa Lagergård;Lena Lind

  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children based on antibody responses to bacterial and viral antigens.

    B A Claesson;B Trollfors;I Brolin;M Granström

  • Correlation between pertussis toxin IgG antibodies in postvaccination sera and subsequent protection against pertussis.

    John Taranger;Birger Trollfors;Teresa Lagergård;Valter Sundh

  • Unexpectedly high incidence of persistent itching nodules and delayed hypersensitivity to aluminium in children after the use of adsorbed vaccines from a single manufacturer.

    Elisabet Bergfors;Birger Trollfors;Annica Inerot

  • Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal infections: manifestations, incidence and case fatality rate correlated to age, gender and risk factors

    Erik Backhaus;Stefan Berg;Rune Andersson;Gunilla Ockborn

  • Comparison of broad-range bacterial PCR and culture of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis

    C. Welinder-Olsson;L. Dotevall;H. Hogevik;R. Jungnelius

  • Clinical and immunologic responses to the capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b alone or conjugated to tetanus toxoid in 18- to 23-month-old children

    Bo A. Claesson;Birger Trollfors;Teresa Lagergard;John Taranger

  • A Phase I Clinical Study of a Live Attenuated Bordetella pertussis Vaccine - BPZE1; A Single Centre, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalating Study of BPZE1 Given Intranasally to Healthy Adult Male Volunteers

    Rigmor Thorstensson;Birger Trollfors;Nabil Al-Tawil;Maja Jahnmatz

  • Clinical Characteristics of Nephropathia Epidemica in Sweden: Prospective Study of 74 Cases

    B. Settergren;P. Juto;B. Trollfors;G. Wadell

  • Diagnosis of Pneumonia by Cultures, Bacterial and Viral Antigen Detection Tests, and Serology with Special Reference to Antibodies against Pneumococcal Antigens

    Lars Å. Burman;Birger Trollfors;Bengt Andersson;Jörgen Henrichsen

  • Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Infections

    Lena Lind-Brandberg;Christina Welinder-Olsson;Teresa Lagergård;John Taranger

  • Protective levels of serum antibodies stimulated in infants by two injections of Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate.

    Bo A. Claesson;Rachel Schneerson;John B. Robbins;Jan Johansson

  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in out-patients

    E. Berntsson;T. Lagergård;Ö. Strannegård;B. Trollfors

  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in patients requiring hospitalization.

    E. Berntsson;J. Blomberg;T. Lagergård;B. Trollfors

  • Mass Vaccination of Children with Pertussis Toxoid—Decreased Incidence in Both Vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Persons

    John Taranger;Birger Trollfors;Elisabet Bergfors;Nina Knutsson

  • Clinical, metabolic, and antibody responses of adult volunteers to an investigational vaccine composed of pertussis toxin inactivated by hydrogen peroxide

    Ronald D. Sekura;Yan ling Zhang;Robin Roberson;Brett Acton

  • Acute Uncomplicated Febrile Illness in Children Aged 2-59 months in Zanzibar – Aetiologies, Antibiotic Treatment and Outcome

    Kristina Elfving;Deler Shakely;Maria Andersson;Kimberly Baltzell

  • Serotypes and clinical manifestations of invasive group B streptococcal infections in western Sweden 1998-2001

    E. Persson;S. Berg;B. Trollfors;P. Larsson

  • Why do parents hesitate to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella?

    R Alfredsson;E Svensson;B Trollfors;MP Borres

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa Lagergård
Teresa Lagergård University of Gothenburg
John B. Robbins
John B. Robbins National Institutes of Health
Rachel Schneerson
Rachel Schneerson National Institutes of Health
Magnus Lindh
Magnus Lindh University of Gothenburg
Anders Björkman
Anders Björkman Karolinska Institute
Per Olcén
Per Olcén Örebro University
Lennart Nilsson
Lennart Nilsson Karolinska Institute
Olof Nyrén
Olof Nyrén Karolinska Institute
Maija Leinonen
Maija Leinonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Ulf Jodal
Ulf Jodal University of Gothenburg

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