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Timo U. Kosunen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific contributions to the subfields of Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work focuses on several key topics within gastroenterology and respiratory health. These include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, gastric cancer management and outcomes, and eosinophilic esophagitis.

Timo U. Kosunen has published research in the journal Helicobacter. Among their recent publications is a 2023 cohort study titled Incidence of gastrointestinal malignancies increases in persons received eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori: A cohort study, which has been cited three times.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Anna A. Nieminen
  • Arto Kokkola
  • Perttu Arkkila
  • Eero Pukkala
  • Hilpi Rautelin

Best Publications

  • Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

    Ilkka Hanski;Leena von Hertzen;Nanna Fyhrquist;Kaisa Koskinen

  • Diagnostic value of decreasing IgG, IgA, and IgM antibody titres after eradication of Helicobacter pylori

    T U Kosunen;K Seppala;S Sarna;Pentti Ilmari Sipponen

  • Role of metronidazole resistance in therapy of Helicobacter pylori infections.

    H Rautelin;K Seppälä;O V Renkonen;U Vainio

  • Age-dependent increase of Campylobacter pylori antibodies in blood donors.

    T. U. Kosunen;J. Höök;H. I. Rautelin;G. Myllylä

  • Spontaneous disappearance of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in patients with advanced atrophic corpus gastritis

    Arto Kokkola;Timo U. Kosunen;Pauli Puolakkainen;Pentti Sipponen

  • Acinetobacter species in the skin microbiota protect against allergic sensitization and inflammation

    Nanna Fyhrquist;Lasse Ruokolainen;Alina Suomalainen;Sari Lehtimäki

  • Disappearance of gastritis after eradication of Helicobacter pylori. A morphometric study.

    J Valle;K Seppälä;P Sipponen;T Kosunen

  • Helicobacter antibodies in 1973 and 1994 in the adult population of Vammala, Finland.

    T. U. Kosunen;A. Aromaa;P. Knekt;A. Salomaa

  • Hunt for the origin of allergy - comparing the Finnish and Russian Karelia.

    T. Haahtela;T. Laatikainen;T. Laatikainen;H. Alenius;P. Auvinen

  • Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis: Comparison of Histology, 13C-Urea Breath Test, and Serology

    A. Kokkola;H. Rautelin;P. Puolakkainen;P. Sipponen

  • The effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the natural course of atrophic gastritis with dysplasia.

    A. Kokkola;P. Sipponen;H. Rautelin;M. Härkönen

  • Chemical characterization of Campylobacter jejuni lipopolysaccharides containing N-acetylneuraminic acid and 2,3-diamino-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucose.

    A P Moran;E T Rietschel;T U Kosunen;U Zähringer

  • Increase of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E antibodies from 1973 to 1994 in a Finnish population and a possible relationship to Helicobacter pylori infections.

    Timo U Kosunen;Johanna Höök-Nikanne;Anniina Salomaa;Seppo Sarna

  • Growing disparities in atopy between the Finns and the Russians: A comparison of 2 generations

    Leena von Hertzen;Mika J. Mäkelä;Tuula Petäys;Pekka Jousilahti

  • Emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in subjects from Finland.

    H Rautelin;O V Renkonen;T U Kosunen

  • Helicobacter pylori induces lymphocyte activation in peripheral blood cultures

    R Karttunen;G Andersson;K Poikonen;T U Kosunen

  • In vitro metabolism of estrogens by isolated intestinal micro-organisms and by human faecal microflora.

    Paula Järvenpää;T. Kosunen;T. Fotsis;H. Adlercreutz

  • Circulating Anti-Helicobacter pylori Immunoglobulin A Antibodies and Low Serum Pepsinogen I Level Are Associated with Increased Risk of Gastric Cancer

    Arpo Aromaa;Timo U. Kosunen;Paul Knekt;Jouni Maatela

  • Evidence that cagA+ Helicobacter pylori strains are disappearing more rapidly than cagA- strains

    G I Perez-Perez;A Salomaa;T U Kosunen;B Daverman

  • Prospective study of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and cardiovascular diseases in a general elderly population

    Timo E Strandberg;Reijo S Tilvis;Matti Vuoristo;Magnus Lindroos

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilpi Rautelin
Hilpi Rautelin Uppsala University
Pentti Sipponen
Pentti Sipponen University of Helsinki
Tiina Laatikainen
Tiina Laatikainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Seppo Sarna
Seppo Sarna University of Helsinki
Mika J. Mäkelä
Mika J. Mäkelä University of Helsinki
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki
Martti Färkkilä
Martti Färkkilä University of Helsinki
Reijo S. Tilvis
Reijo S. Tilvis University of Helsinki
Arpo Aromaa
Arpo Aromaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Paul Knekt
Paul Knekt Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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