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Sven Britton is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, where research focuses primarily on Medicine with particular attention to several subfields. The main areas of study include Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research covers varied topics such as Leprosy Research and Treatment, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, and the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Recent scholarly publications by Sven Britton include:

  • Reaching those at risk: Active case detection of leprosy and contact tracing at Kokosa, a hot spot district in Ethiopia (2023), published in PLoS ONE
  • Successful Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy in a Case Series of Patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2024), published in Clinical Therapeutics
  • ChatGPT's role in the rapidly evolving hematologic cancer landscape (2025), published in Future Science OA

Their frequent co-authors include Tsehaynesh Lema, Kidist Bobosha, Christa Kasang, Azeb Tarekegne, and Saba M. Lambert.

Publications are frequently found in journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Therapeutics, and Future Science OA, each contributing to different aspects of their multidisciplinary research.

Best Publications

  • Polyclonal Ig production after Epstein-Barr virus infection of human lymphocytes in vitro

    Anders Rosén;Peter Gergely;Mikael Jondal;George Klein

  • Effect of deworming on human T cell responses to mycobacterial antigens in helminth-exposed individuals before and after bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination

    D. Elias;D. Wolday;D. Wolday;H. Akuffo;B. Petros

  • Immune responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigen ESAT-6 signal subclinical infection among contacts of tuberculosis patients.

    T. Mark Doherty;Abebech Demissie;Joseph Olobo;Dawit Wolday

  • Cyclosporin A promotes spontaneous outgrowth in vitro of Epstein-Barr virus-induced B-cell lines.

    A. Graham Bird;Sandra M. McLachlan;Sven Britton

  • Cyclosporin A--usefulness, risks and mechanism of action.

    Sven Britton;Ronald Palacios

  • Poor immunogenicity of BCG in helminth infected population is associated with increased in vitro TGF-β production

    Daniel Elias;Sven Britton;Abraham Aseffa;Howard Engers

  • Humoral and cellular immunity in humans studied at the cell level from birth to two years of age.

    U. Andersson;A. G. Bird;S. Britton;R. Palacios

  • A new approach to the study of human B lymphocyte function using an indirect plaque assay and a direct B cell activator.

    A. Graham Bird;Sven Britton

  • Schistosoma mansoni infection reduces the protective efficacy of BCG vaccination against virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Daniel Elias;Hannah Akuffo;Andrzej Pawlowski;Melles Haile

  • Effect of Acyclovir on Infectious Mononucleosis: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Jan Andersson;Sven Britton;Ingemar Ernberg;Ulf Andersson

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Polymorphisms Are Associated with Reversal Reaction in Leprosy

    Pierre Yves Bochud;Thomas R. Hawn;M. Ruby Siddiqui;Paul Saunderson

  • Are intestinal helminths risk factors for developing active tuberculosis

    Daniel Elias;Daniel Elias;Daniel Elias;Getahun Mengistu;Getahun Mengistu;Hannah Akuffo;Sven Britton

  • Circulating TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, and IL-10 in tuberculosis patients and healthy contacts.

    J. O. Olobo;M. Geletu;A. Demissie;T. Eguale

  • Recurrent erysipelas: predisposing factors and costs of prophylaxis.

    Christina Jorup-Rönström;S. Britton

  • Chronic helminth infections may negatively influence immunity against tuberculosis and other diseases of public health importance

    Daniel Elias;Sven Britton;Afework Kassu;Hannah Akuffo

  • PPD induced in vitro interferon gamma production is not a reliable correlate of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    D. Elias;D. Elias;H. Akuffo;H. Akuffo;S. Britton

  • Low dose chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection increases susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in mice.

    D Elias;H Akuffo;C Thors;A Pawlowski

  • Characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus activation of human B lymphocytes.

    A G Bird;S Britton;I Ernberg;K Nilsson

  • HIV viral load and response to antileishmanial chemotherapy in co-infected patients.

    Nega Berhe;Dawit Wolday;Asrat Hailu;Yodit Abraham

  • Helminthes could influence the outcome of vaccines against TB in the tropics.

    D. Elias;D. Elias;H. Akuffo;S. Britton

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Sönnerborg
Anders Sönnerborg Karolinska Institute
Olle Stendahl
Olle Stendahl Linköping University
Abraham Aseffa
Abraham Aseffa Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson Karolinska University Hospital
Jan Andersson
Jan Andersson Uppsala University
Ingemar Ernberg
Ingemar Ernberg Karolinska Institute
Otoniel Martínez-Maza
Otoniel Martínez-Maza University of California, Los Angeles
Mika Salminen
Mika Salminen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Erwin Schurr
Erwin Schurr McGill University Health Centre
Staffan Eriksson
Staffan Eriksson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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