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Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

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Immunology

D-Index
50
Citations
8174
World Ranking
4263
National Ranking
44

Overview

Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Surgery, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Genetics.

Their published work includes multiple papers across various medical and health-related topics. Notable recent publications include:

  • Digital health competencies in medical school education: a scoping review and Delphi method study, 2022, BMC Medical Education
  • Effects of empagliflozin on erythropoiesis in heart failure: data from the Empire HF trial, 2022, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • High Carriage Rates of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Neonatal Intensive Care Units From Ghana, 2020, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • High rates of multi-drug resistant gram-negative organisms associated with surgical site infections in a teaching hospital in Ghana, 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Abstracts, 2021, Transplant International

Their main areas of research interest cover several topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Kurtzhals frequently collaborates with a select group of co-authors. Among these are Andreas Glenthøj, Mercy J. Newman, Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, and Kåre Mølbak, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Their research contributions have been published consistently in several key medical and public health journals, including:

  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • BMJ Open
  • Malaria Journal
  • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • Research Square

Best Publications

  • Interplay between promoter and structural gene variants control basal serum level of mannan-binding protein.

    H. O. Madsen;P. Garred;S. Thiel;J. A. L. Kurtzhals

  • Low plasma concentrations of interleukin 10 in severe malarial anaemia compared with cerebral and uncomplicated malaria

    Jørgen Al Kurtzhals;Jørgen Al Kurtzhals;Victoria Adabayeri;Bamenla Quarm Goka;Bartholomew D Akanmori

  • Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigen Expression Varies Between Isolates Causing Severe and Nonsevere Malaria and Is Modified by Acquired Immunity

    Morten A. Nielsen;Trine Staalsoe;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Bamenla Q. Goka

  • Maintaining the Immunological Balance in Parasitic Infections: A Role for TGF-β?

    F.M. Omer;J.A.L Kurtzhals;E.M. Riley

  • Malaria-induced acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigens.

    Michael F. Ofori;Daniel Dodoo;Trine Staalsoe;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

  • Diallelic polymorphism may explain variations of the blood concentration of mannan-binding protein in Eskimos, but not in black Africans.

    P. Garred;H. O. Madsen;J. A. L. Kurtzhals;L. U. Lamm

  • Reversible suppression of bone marrow response to erythropoietin in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

    J. A. L. Kurtzhals;O. Rodrigues;M. Addae;J. O. O. Commey

  • Leishmania donovani-reactive Th1- and Th2-like T-cell clones from individuals who have recovered from visceral leishmaniasis.

    M. Kemp;J. A. L. Kurtzhals;K. Bendtzen;L. K. Poulsen

  • Levels of antibody to conserved parts of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 in Ghanaian children are not associated with protection from clinical malaria.

    Daniel Dodoo;Daniel Dodoo;Thor G. Theander;Jorgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jorgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Kojo Koram

  • Antibodies to variant antigens on the surfaces of infected erythrocytes are associated with protection from malaria in Ghanaian children.

    Daniel Dodoo;Daniel Dodoo;Trine Staalsoe;Haider Giha;Haider Giha;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

  • Naturally Acquired Antibodies to the Glutamate-Rich Protein Are Associated with Protection against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Daniel Dodoo;Daniel Dodoo;Michael Theisen;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Bartholomew D. Akanmori

  • Distinct patterns of cytokine regulation in discrete clinical forms of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

    B.D. Akanmori;J.A.L. Kurtzhals;B.Q. Goka;V. Adabayeri

  • Amodiaquine-artesunate vs artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in Ghanaian children: a randomized efficacy and safety trial with one year follow-up.

    George O Adjei;George O Adjei;Jorgen A L Kurtzhals;Onike P Rodrigues;Michael Alifrangis

  • Antibodies to the N-Terminal Block 2 of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Are Associated with Protection against Clinical Malaria

    David R. Cavanagh;Daniel Dodoo;Lars Hviid;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

  • T-cell response in human leishmaniasis.

    A. Kharazmi;K. Kemp;A. Ismail;S. Gasim

  • Dichotomy of the human T cell response to Leishmania antigens. I. Th1-like response to Leishmania major promastigote antigens in individuals recovered from cutaneous leishmaniasis.

    M. Kemp;A. S. Hey;J. A. L. Kurtzhals;C. B. V. Ch Ristensen

  • Rapid reemergence of T cells into peripheral circulation following treatment of severe and uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria.

    Lars Hviid;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Bamenla Q. Goka;Joseph O. Oliver-Commey

  • Increased levels of inflammatory mediators in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria with respiratory distress.

    Gordon A. Awandare;Bamenla Goka;Philippe Boeuf;John K. A. Tetteh

  • Circulating Epstein–Barr Virus in Children Living in Malaria‐Endemic Areas

    N. Rasti;K. I. Falk;D. Donati;D. Donati;B. A. Gyan

  • Perturbation and proinflammatory type activation of Vδ1+γδ T cells in African children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Lars Hviid;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals;Victoria Adabayeri;Severine Loizon

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Hviid
Lars Hviid University of Copenhagen
Bartholomew D. Akanmori
Bartholomew D. Akanmori Southern Cross University
Thor G. Theander
Thor G. Theander University of Copenhagen
Arsalan Kharazmi
Arsalan Kharazmi University of Copenhagen
Heidi L. Enemark
Heidi L. Enemark Aarhus University
Kåre Mølbak
Kåre Mølbak Statens Serum Institut
Peter Garred
Peter Garred University of Copenhagen
Nina Langeland
Nina Langeland Haukeland University Hospital
Emanuela Handman
Emanuela Handman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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