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Overview

Carl Erik Nord is affiliated with Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work addresses topics related to infectious diseases, molecular biology, and applied microbiology and biotechnology.

Their research focuses heavily on bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance, with notable attention to Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research as well as gut microbiota and health. They have also explored issues surrounding antibiotic use and resistance, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of antibiotics, and interprofessional education and collaboration in healthcare.

Frequent topics in their publications include:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Innovations in Medical Education

Recent papers by Carl Erik Nord include:

  • In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam against Gram-negative isolates collected in 18 European countries, 2015-2017, 2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Sustainability of an IPCP program within a federally qualified health center including interprofessional student team placements, 2021, Journal of Interprofessional Care
  • In Vitro Activity of Omadacycline and Five Comparators against Contemporary Ribotypes of Clostridioides difficile in Stockholm, Sweden, 2021, Microbiology Spectrum
  • Effect of tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide on the normal gut microbiota of a healthy adult population in Sweden: a randomised controlled trial, 2024, The Lancet Microbe

Their frequent coauthors include Angela Camporeale, Christian G. Giske, Gregory G. Stone, Harald Seifert, and Jean Nagelkerk.

Publications by Carl Erik Nord appear in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • The Lancet Microbe

Within their subfields of study, they have a presence in General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Effect of antimicrobial agents on the ecological balance of human microflora.

    Åsa Sullivan;Charlotta Edlund;Carl Erik Nord

  • Metronidazole Is Still the Drug of Choice for Treatment of Anaerobic Infections

    Sonja Löfmark;Charlotta Edlund;Carl Erik Nord

  • Lack of development of new antimicrobial drugs: a potential serious threat to public health.

    S Ragnar Norrby;Carl Erik Nord;Roger Finch

  • Frequency of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in 2462 antibiotic-treated hospitalized patients: a prospective study

    Johan Wiström;S. Ragnar Norrby;Erling B. Myhre;Sverker Eriksson

  • Same Exposure but Two Radically Different Responses to Antibiotics: Resilience of the Salivary Microbiome versus Long-Term Microbial Shifts in Feces

    Egija Zaura;Bernd W. Brandt;M. Joost Teixeira de Mattos;Mark J. Buijs

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group isolates in Europe: 20 years of experience

    E. Nagy;E. Urbán;Carl Erik Nord

  • Antimicrobial agents and Clostridium difficile in acute enteric disease: epidemiological data from Sweden, 1980-1982.

    B. Aronsson;R. Mollby;C.-E. Nord

  • An Expanded Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Propionibacterium acnes: Investigation of ‘Pathogenic’, ‘Commensal’ and Antibiotic Resistant Strains

    Andrew McDowell;Emma Barnard;István Nagy;Anna Gao

  • Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA)

    Massimo Sartelli;Dieter G. Weber;Etienne Ruppé;Matteo Bassetti

  • Antimicrobial resistance in Clostridium difficile.

    Haihui Huang;Andrej Weintraub;Hong Fang;Carl Erik Nord

  • Determining the Long-term Effect of Antibiotic Administration on the Human Normal Intestinal Microbiota Using Culture and Pyrosequencing Methods

    Mamun-Ur Rashid;Egijia Zaura;Mark J. Buijs;Bart J. F. Keijser

  • Development of the faecal anaerobic microflora after caesarean section and treatment with antibiotics in newborn infants.

    R Bennet;C E Nord

  • Impact of antimicrobial agents on the gastrointestinal microflora and the risk of infections

    Carl E. Nord;Lars Kager;Anders Heimdahl

  • Effect of Phenoxymethylpenicillin and Clindamycin on the Oral, Throat and Faecal Microflora of Man

    Anders Heimdahl;Carl Erik Nord

  • Comparative effects of omeprazole, amoxycillin plus metronidazole versus omeprazole, clarithromycin plus metronidazole on the oral, gastric and intestinal microflora in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients

    Inger Adamsson;Carl Erik Nord;Per Lundquist;Svante Sjöstedt

  • Effect on the human normal microflora of oral antibiotics for treatment of urinary tract infections

    Charlotta Edlund;Carl Erik Nord

  • Ceftriaxone: renal and biliary excretion and effect on the colon microflora

    Annie Arvidsson;Gunnar Alván;Bo Angelin;Olof Borgå

  • European surveillance study on the antibiotic susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes

    C. Oprica;C.E. Nord

  • In vitro activities of ertapenem (MK-0826) against recent clinical bacteria collected in Europe and Australia.

    David M. Livermore;Michael W. Carter;Simone Bagel;Bernd Wiedemann

  • Prophylactic administration of penicillins for endocarditis does not reduce the incidence of postextraction bacteremia.

    Gunnar Hall;Sven Åke Hedström;Anders Heimdahl;Carl Erik Nord

  • Effect of Vancomycin on Intestinal Flora of Patients Who Previously Received Antimicrobial Therapy

    Charlotta Edlund;Lisbeth Barkholt;Barbro Olsson-Liljequist;Carl Erik Nord

Frequent Co-Authors

Charlotta Edlund
Charlotta Edlund Karolinska University Hospital
Roland Möllby
Roland Möllby Karolinska Institute
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
George H. Talbot
George H. Talbot Sanofi (France)
Jean-François Timsit
Jean-François Timsit Université Paris Cité
Luca Ansaloni
Luca Ansaloni University of Pavia
Massimo Sartelli
Massimo Sartelli University of Macerata
Fausto Catena
Fausto Catena Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena
Ari Leppäniemi
Ari Leppäniemi University of Helsinki
Pierluigi Viale
Pierluigi Viale University of Bologna

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