Ola Blennow

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Article: INFECTION. 2024;52(3):1125-1141
Need for ICU and outcome of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and haematological malignancies: results from the EPICOVIDEHA survey
Lahmer T; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; El-Ashwah S; Nucci M; Besson C; Itri F; Jaksic O; Colovic N; Weinbergerova B; Seval GC; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Szotkowski T; Sili U; Dargenio M; van Praet J; van Doesum J; Schoenlein M; Racil Z; Zak P; Poulsen CB; Magliano G; Jimenez M; Bonuomo V; Piukovics K; Dragonetti G; Demirkan F; Blennow O; Valkovic T; Da Silva MG; Maertens J; Glenthoj A; Fernandez N; Bergantim R; Verga L; Petzer V; Omrani AS; Mendez G-A; Machado M; Ledoux M-P; Bailen R; Duarte RF; Del Principe MI; Farina F; Martin-Perez S; Davila-Valls J; Marchetti M; Bilgin YM; Fracchiolla NS; Cattaneo C; Espigado I; Cordoba R; Collins GP; Labrador J; Falces-Romero I; Prezioso L; Meers S; Passamonti F; Buquicchio C; Lopez-Garcia A; Kulasekararaj A; Ormazabal-Velez I; Cuccaro A; Garcia-Vidal C; Busca A; Navratil M; de Jonge N; Biernat MM; Guidetti A; Abu-Zeinah G; Samarkos M; Anastasopoulou A; de Ramon C; Gonzalez-Lopez TJ; Hoenigl M; Finizio O; Pinczes LI; Ali N; Vena A; Tascini C; Stojanoski Z; Merelli M; Emarah Z; Kohn M; Barac A; Mladenovic M; Miskovic B; Ilhan O; Colak GM; Cernan M; Graefe SK; Ammatuna E; Hanakova M; Visek B; Cabirta A; Nordlander A; Rodrigues RN; Hersby DS; Zambrotta GPM; Wolf D; Nunez-Martin-Buitrago L; Arellano E; Francesco Aiello T; Garcia-Sanz R; Prattes J; Egger M; Limongelli A; Bavastro M; Cvetanoski M; Dibos M; Rasch S; Rahimli L; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;71:102553
Decoding the historical tale: COVID-19 impact on haematological malignancy patients-EPICOVIDEHA insights from 2020 to 2022
Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Farina F; Weinbergerova B; Itri F; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Glenthoj A; Hersby DS; Da Silva MG; Rodrigues RN; Lopez-Garcia A; Cordoba R; Bilgin YM; Falces-Romero I; El-Ashwah S; Emarah Z; Besson C; Kohn M; Van Doesum J; Ammatuna E; Marchetti M; Labrador J; Zambrotta GPM; Verga L; Jaksic O; Nucci M; Piukovics K; Cabirta-Touzon A; Jimenez M; Arellano E; Espigado I; Blennow O; Nordlander A; Meers S; Praet JV; Francesco Aiello T; Garcia-Vidal C; Fracchiolla NS; Sciume M; Seval GC; Zak P; Buquicchio C; Tascini C; Graefe SK; Schoenlein M; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Bonuomo V; Cattaneo C; Nizamuddin S; Cernan M; Plantefeve G; Prin R; Szotkovski T; Collins GP; Dargenio M; Petzer V; Wolf D; Colovic N; Prezioso L; Valkovic T; Passamonti F; Mendez G-A; Sili U; Vena A; Bavastro M; Limongelli A; Duarte RF; Ledoux M-P; Cvetanoski M; Stojanoski Z; Machado M; Batinic J; Magliano G; Biernat MM; Pantic N; Poulsen CB; Cuccaro A; Del Principe MI; Kulasekararaj A; Ormazabal-Velez I; Busca A; Demirkan F; Ijaz M; Klimko N; Stoma I; Khostelidi S; Fernandez N; Omrani AS; Bergantim R; De Jonge N; Fouquet G; Navratil M; Abu-Zeinah G; Samarkos M; Maertens J; De Ramon C; Guidetti A; Magyari F; Gonzalez-Lopez TJ; Lahmer T; Finizio O; Ali N; Pinczes LI; Lavilla-Rubira E; Romano A; Merelli M; Delia M; Calbacho M; Meletiadis J; Antic D; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; De Almeida JM; Al-Khabori M; Hoenigl M; Tisi MC; Khanna N; Barac A; Eisa N; Di Blasi R; Lievin R; Miranda-Castillo C; Bahr NC; Lamure S; Papa MV; Yahya A; Aujayeb A; Novak J; Erben N; Fernandez-Galan M; Ribera-Santa Susana J-M; Rinaldi I; Fazzi R; Piedimonte M; Dulery R; Gonzaga Y; Soto-Silva A; Sapienza G; Serris A; Dragona L; Groh A; Serrano L; Gavriilaki E; Tragiannidis A; Prattes J; Coppola N; Otasevic V; Mladenovic M; Mitrovic M; Miskovic B; Jindra P; Zompi S; Sacchi MV; Krekeler C; Shumilov E; Stefania Infante M; Garcia-Bordallo D; Colak GM; Cingolani A; Mayer J; Criscuolo M; Nygaard M; Hanakova M; Fianchi L; Racil Z; Giordano A; Quattrone M; Bonanni M; Koehler P; Rahimli L; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: CELL HOST AND MICROBE. 2024;32(2):156-161.e3
Memory T cells effectively recognize the SARS-CoV-2 hypermutated BA.2.86 variant
Muller TR; Gao Y; Wu J; Ribeiro O; Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Akber M; Soderdahl G; Smith CIE; Lore K; Chen MS; Ljungman P; Ingelman-Sundberg HM; Ljunggren H-G; Osterborg A; Sette A; Grifoni A; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;56(2):110-115
Influenza-associated invasive aspergillosis in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Sweden: a prospective multicentre cohort study
Krifors A; Blennow O; Pahlman LI; Gille-Johnson P; Janols H; Lipcsey M; Kallman J; Tham J; Stjarne Aspelund A; Ljungquist O; Hammarskjold F; Haellgren A; De Geer L; Lemberg M; Petersson J; Castegren M
Article: LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA. 2024;65(2):199-208
The mortality of COVID-19 in CML patients from 2020 until 2022: results from the EPICOVIDEHA survey
El-Ashwah S; Salmanton-Garcia J; Bilgin YM; Itri F; Zak P; Weinbergerova B; Verga L; Omrani AS; Silva MGD; Szotkowski T; Marchetti M; Buquicchio C; Nucci M; Schoenlein M; Farina F; Besson C; Prezioso L; Nizamuddin S; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Bonuomo V; Van Doesum J; Tisi MC; Passamonti F; Mendez G-A; Meers S; Maertens J; Lopez-Garcia A; Glenthoj A; Bonnani M; Rinaldi I; Ormazabal-Velez I; Labrador J; Kulasekararaj A; Espigado I; Demirkan F; De Jonge N; Collins GP; Calbacho M; Blennow O; Al-Khabori M; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Arellano E; Miskovic B; Mladenovic M; Nordlander A; Racil Z; Ammatuna E; Cordoba R; Hersby DS; Graefe S; Emarah Z; Hanakova M; Sacchi MV; Ijaz M; Rahimli L; Nunes Rodrigues R; Zambrotta GPM; Marchesi F; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: HEMATOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;42(1):e3240
Survival in multiple myeloma and SARS-COV-2 infection through the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the epicovideha registry
Musto P; Salmanton-Garcia J; Sgherza N; Bergantim R; Farina F; Glenthoj A; Cengiz Seval G; Weinbergerova B; Bonuomo V; Bilgin YM; van Doesum J; Jaksic O; Visek B; Falces-Romero I; Marchetti M; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Nucci M; Lopez-Garcia A; Itri F; Buquicchio C; Verga L; Piukovics K; Navratil M; Collins GP; Jimenez M; Fracchiolla NS; Labrador J; Prezioso L; Rossi E; Colovic N; Meers S; Kulasekararaj A; Cuccaro A; Blennow O; Valkovic T; Sili U; Ledoux M-P; Batinic J; Passamonti F; Machado M; Duarte RF; Poulsen CB; Mendez G-A; Espigado I; Demirkan F; Cernan M; Cattaneo C; Petzer V; Magliano G; Garcia-Vidal C; El-Ashwah S; Gomes-Da-Silva M; Vena A; Ormazabal-Velez I; van Praet J; Dargenio M; De-Ramon C; Del Principe MI; Marques-De-Almeida J; Wolf D; Szotkowski T; Obr A; Colak GM; Nordlander A; Izuzquiza M; Cabirta A; Zambrotta GPM; Cordoba R; Zak P; Ammatuna E; Mayer J; Ilhan O; Garcia-Sanz R; Quattrone M; Arellano E; Nunes-Rodrigues R; Emarah Z; Aiello TF; Hanakova M; Racil Z; Bavastro M; Limongelli A; Rahimli L; Marchesi F; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES. 2023;9(1):104
Impact of the gut microbiome on immunological responses to COVID-19 vaccination in healthy controls and people living with HIV
Ray S; Narayanan A; Vesterbacka J; Blennow O; Chen P; Gao Y; Gabarrini G; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Manoharan L; Chen MS; Aleman S; Sonnerborg A; Nowak P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;137:98-110
Age, successive waves, immunization, and mortality in elderly COVID-19 hematological patients: EPICOVIDEHA findings
Rossi G; Salmanton-Garcia J; Cattaneo C; Marchesi F; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Itri F; Lopez-Garcia A; Glenthoj A; da Silva MG; Besson C; Marchetti M; Weinbergerova B; Jaksic O; Jimenez M; Bilgin YM; Van Doesum J; Farina F; Zak P; Verga L; Collins GP; Bonuomo V; Van Praet J; Nucci M; Meers S; Espigado I; Fracchiolla NS; Valkovic T; Poulsen CB; Colovic N; Dragonetti G; Ledoux M-P; Tascini C; Buquicchio C; Blennow O; Passamonti F; Machado M; Labrador J; Duarte RF; Schoenlein M; Prezioso L; Falces-Romero I; Kulasekararaj A; Garcia-Vidal C; Fernandez N; Abu-Zeinah G; Ormazabal-Velez I; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Piukovics K; Stoma I; Cuccaro A; Magliano G; Szotkowski T; Gonzalez-Lopez T-J; El-Ashwah S; Bergantim R; Sili U; Maertens J; Demirkan F; De Ramon C; Petzer V; Del Principe MI; Navratil M; Dargenio M; Seval GC; Samarkos M; Racil Z; Pinczes LI; Lahmer T; Busca A; Mendez G-A; Vena A; Biernat MM; Merelli M; Calbacho M; Barac A; Bavastro M; Limongelli A; Ilhan O; Wolf D; Colak GM; Garcia-Sanz R; Emarah Z; Miskovic B; Grafe SK; Mladenovic M; Aiello TF; Nunez-Martin-Buitrago L; Nordlander A; Arellano E; Zambrotta GPM; Ammatuna E; Cabirta A; Sacchi MV; Rodrigues RN; Hersby DS; Hanakova M; Rahimli L; Cordoba R; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. 2023;62(4):106952
Molnupiravir compared to nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for COVID-19 in high-risk patients with haematological malignancy in Europe. A matched-paired analysis from the EPICOVIDEHA registry
Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Koehler P; Weinbergerova B; Colovicf N; Falces-Romerog I; Buquicchio C; Farinaj F; van Praetk J; Biernat MM; Itri F; Prezioso L; Tascini C; Vena A; Romano A; Delia M; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Lavilla-Rubirat E; Adzic-vukicevicu T; Garcia-Bordallot D; Lopez-Garciav A; Criscuolo M; Petzer V; Fracchiolla NS; Espigado I; Sili U; Meers S; Erben N; Cattaneo C; Tragiannidis A; Gavriilaki E; Schoenlein M; Mitrovic M; Pantic N; Merelli M; Labrador J; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Glenthoj A; Fouquet G; del Principe MI; Dargenio M; Calbacho M; Besson C; Kohn M; Graefe S; Hersby DS; Arellano E; Colakaa GM; Wolfx D; Marchetti M; Nordlander A; Blennowav O; Cordoba R; Miskovic B; Mladenovic M; Bavastro M; Limongelli A; Rahimli L; Pagano L; Cornely OA
Article: CRITICAL CARE. 2023;27(1):323
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in intensive care units: a multicenter study by ESGCIP and EFISG
Giacobbe DR; Dettori S; Di Pilato V; Asperges E; Ball L; Berti E; Blennow O; Bruzzone B; Calvet L; Marzani FC; Casabella A; Choudaly S; Dartevel A; De Pascale G; Di Meco G; Fallon M; Galerneau L-M; Gallego M; Giacomini M; Saez AG; Haensel L; Icardi G; Koehler P; Lagrou K; Lahmer T; Lewis White P; Magnasco L; Marchese A; Marelli C; Marin-Arriaza M; Martin-Loeches I; Mekontso-Dessap A; Mikulska M; Mularoni A; Nordlander A; Poissy J; Russelli G; Signori A; Tascini C; Vaconsin L-M; Vargas J; Vena A; Wauters J; Pelosi P; Timsit J-F; Bassetti M
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2023;94:104700
Real-world assessment of immunogenicity in immunocompromised individuals following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination: a one-year follow-up of the prospective clinical trial COVAXID
Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Soderdahl G; oesterborg A; Smith CIE; Vesterbacka J; Wullimann D; Cuapio A; Akber M; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; aberg M; Lore K; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ljungman P; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G
Article: SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2023;15(704):eadg9452
Additive effects of booster mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection on T cell immunity across immunocompromised states
Muller TRR; Sekine T; Trubach D; Niessl J; Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Akber M; Olofsson A; Hernandez SPA; Gao Y; Cai C; Soderdahl G; Smith CIE; Osterborg A; Lore K; Sallberg Chen M; Ljungman P; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson ACC; Saini SK; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: BLOOD ADVANCES. 2023;7(11):2645-2655
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and monoclonal antibodies on outcome post-CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy: an EPICOVIDEHA survey
Doesum JAV; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Di Blasi R; Falces-Romero I; Cabirta A; Farina F; Besson C; Weinbergerova B; Van Praet J; Schoenlein M; Lopez-Garcia A; Lamure S; Guidetti A; De Ramon-Sanchez C; Batinic J; Gavriilaki E; Tragiannidis A; Tisi MC; Plantefeve G; Petzer V; Ormazabal-Velez I; de Almeida JM; Marchetti M; Maertens J; Machado M; Kulasekararaj A; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Silva MGD; Fernandez N; Espigado I; Drgona L; Dragonetti G; Metafuni E; Calbacho M; Blennow O; Wolf D; van Anrooij B; Rodrigues RN; Nordlander A; Martin-Gonzalez J-A; Lievin R; Jimenez M; Grafe SK; Garcia-Sanz R; Cordoba R; Rahimli L; van Meerten T; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE. 2023;62(3):103705
Real-world clinical characterization, healthcare resource utilization and productivity loss in chronic graft versus host patients exposed to extracorporeal photopheresis in Sweden
Schain F; Boissin C; Laczik T; Fedeli S; Remberger M; Blennow O; Dykes J; Eich T; Jones C; Mattsson J; Berlin G
Article: THE LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;23(6):751-761
Guideline adherence and survival of patients with candidaemia in Europe: results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study
Hoenigl M; Salmanton-Garcia J; Egger M; Gangneux J-P; Bicanic T; Arikan-Akdagli S; Alastruey-Izquierdo A; Klimko N; Barac A; Ozenci V; Meijer EFJ; Khanna N; Bassetti M; Rautemaa-Richardson R; Lagrou K; Adam K-M; Akalin EH; Akova M; Arsenijevic VA; Aujayeb A; Blennow O; Bretagne S; Danion F; Denis B; de Jonge NA; Desoubeaux G; Drgona L; Erben N; Gori A; Rodriguez JG; Garcia-Vidal C; Giacobbe DR; Goodman AL; Hamal P; Hammarstrom H; Toscano C; Lanternier F; Lass-Floerl C; Lockhart DEA; Longval T; Loughlin L; Matos T; Mikulska M; Narayanan M; Martin-Perez S; Prattes J; Rogers B; Rahimli L; Ruiz M; Roilides E; Samarkos M; Scharmann U; Sili U; Sipahi OR; Sivakova A; Steinmann J; Trauth J; Turhan O; Van Praet J; Vena A; White PL; Willinger B; Tortorano AM; Arendrup MC; Koehler P; Cornely OA
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2023;58:101939
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in COVID-19 patients with haematological malignancies: a report from the EPICOVIDEHA registry
Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; da Silva MG; Farina F; Davila-Valls J; Bilgin YM; Glenthoj A; Falces-Romero I; Van Doesum J; Labrador J; Buquicchio C; El-Ashwah S; Petzer V; Van Praet J; Schoenlein M; Dargenio M; Mendez G-A; Meers S; Itri F; Giordano A; Pinczes LI; Espigado I; Stojanoski Z; Lopez-Garcia A; Prezioso L; Jaksic O; Vena A; Fracchiolla NS; Gonzalez-Lopez TJ; Colovic N; Delia M; Weinbergerova B; Marchetti M; de Almeida JM; Finizio O; Besson C; Biernat MM; Valkovic T; Lahmer T; Cuccaro A; Ormazabal-Velez I; Batinic J; Fernandez N; De Jonge N; Tascini C; Anastasopoulou AN; Dulery R; Del Principe MI; Plantefeve G; Papa MV; Nucci M; Jimenez M; Aujayeb A; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Merelli M; Cattaneo C; Blennow O; Nordlander A; Cabirta A; Varricchio G; Sacchi MV; Cordoba R; Arellano E; Grafe SK; Wolf D; Emarah Z; Ammatuna E; Hersby DS; Martin-Perez S; Rodrigues RN; Rahimli L; Pagano L; Cartney OA
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(2):e064374
Inhaled ciclesonide in adults hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised controlled open-label trial (HALT COVID-19)
Brodin D; Tornhammar P; Ueda P; Krifors A; Westerlund E; Athlin S; Wojt S; Elvstam O; Neumann A; Elshani A; Giesecke J; Edvardsson-Kallkvist J; Bunpuckdee S; Unge C; Larsson M; Johansson B; Ljungberg J; Lindell J; Hansson J; Blennow O; Andersson DP
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;76(3):e1252-e1260
Treatment With Reduced-Dose Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Is Effective in Mild to Moderate Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
Hammarstrom H; Krifors A; Athlin S; Friman V; Golestani K; Hallgren A; Otto G; Oweling S; Pauksens K; Kinch A; Blennow O
Article: INFECTION. 2023;51(1):261-263
Treatment of COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab in pregnancy
Folkman R; Blennow O; Tovatt T; Pettersson K; Nowak P
Article: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2023;108(1):22-33
COVID-19 in adult acute myeloid leukemia patients: a long-term follow-up study from the European Hematology Association survey (EPICOVIDEHA)
Marchesi F; Salmanton-Garcia J; Emarah Z; Piukovics K; Nucci M; Lopez-Garcia A; Racil Z; Farina F; Popova M; Zompi S; Audisio E; Ledoux M-P; Verga L; Weinbergerova B; Szotkovski T; Da Silva MG; Fracchiolla N; De Jonge N; Collins G; Marchetti M; Magliano G; Garcfa-Vidal C; Biernat MM; Van Doesum J; Machado M; Demirkan F; Al-Khabori M; Zak P; Visek B; Stoma I; Mendez G-A; Maertens J; Khanna N; Espigado I; Dragonetti G; Fianchi L; Del Principe MI; Cabirta A; Ormazabal-Velez I; Jaksic O; Buquicchio C; Bonuomo V; Batinic J; Omrani AS; Lamure S; Finizio O; Fernandez N; Falces-Romero I; Blennow O; Bergantim R; Ali N; Win S; Van Praet J; Tisi MC; Shirinova A; Schoenlein M; Prattes J; Piedimonte M; Petzer V; Navratil M; Kulasekararaj A; Jindra P; Sramek J; Glenthoj A; Fazzi R; De Ramon-Sanchez C; Cattaneo C; Calbacho M; Bahr NC; El-Ashwah S; Cordoba R; Hanakova M; Zambrotta GPM; Zambrotta G; Sciume M; Booth S; Rodrigues RN; Sacchi MV; Garcia-Pouton N; Martin-Gonzalez J-A; Khostelidi S; Graefe S; Rahimli L; Ammatuna E; Busca A; Corradini P; Hoenigl M; Klimko N; Koehler P; Pagliuca A; Passamonti F; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;14:1125030
Outcome of COVID-19 in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: Results from the EPICOVIDEHA registry
Busca A; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Farina F; Seval GC; Van Doesum J; De Jonge NC; Bahr NC; Maertens J; Meletiadis JS; Fracchiolla NS; Weinbergerova B; Verga L; Racil Z; Jimenez M; Glenthoj A; Blennow O; Tanase AD; Schoenlein M; Prezioso L; Khanna NF; Duarte RF; Zak P; Nucci M; Machado M; Kulasekararaj A; Espigado I; De Kort E; Susana J-MR-S; Marchetti M; Magliano G; Falces-Romero I; Ilhan O; Ammatuna E; Zompi S; Tsirigotis P; Antoniadou A; Zambrotta GPM; Nordlander A; Karlsson LK; Hanakova M; Dragonetti G; Cabirta A; Berg Venemyr C; Graefe S; Van Praet J; Tragiannidis A; Petzer V; Lopez-Garcia A; Itri F; Groh A; Gavriilaki E; Dargenio M; Rahimli LA; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN HEMATOLOGY. 2023;14:20406207231154706
Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ph-neg chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms: results from the EPICOVIDEHA registry
Marchetti M; Salmanton-Garcia J; El-Ashwah S; Verga L; Itri F; Racil Z; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Van Doesum J; Passamonti F; Abu-Zeinah G; Farina F; Lopez-Garcia A; Dragonetti G; Cattaneo C; Da Silva MG; Bilgin YM; Zak P; Petzer V; Glenthoj A; Espigado I; Buquicchio C; Bonuomo V; Prezioso L; Meers S; Duarte R; Bergantim R; Jaksic O; Colovic N; Blennow O; Cernan M; Schoenlein M; Samarkos M; Mitra ME; Magliano G; Maertens J; Ledoux M-P; Jimenez M; Demirkan F; Collins GP; Cabirta A; Graefe SK; Nordlander A; Wolf D; Arellano E; Cordoba R; Hanakova M; Zambrotta GPM; Rodrigues RN; Limberti G; Marchesi F; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(12):e0295838
Anakinra or tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with severe covid-19 at high risk of deterioration (IMMCoVA): A randomized, controlled, open-label trial
Sunden-Cullberg J; Chen P; Habel H; Skorup P; Janols H; Rasmuson J; Niward K; Balkhed AO; Chatzidionysiou K; Asgeirsson H; Blennow O; Parke A; Svensson A-K; Muvva JR; Ljunggren H-G; Horne A-C; Aden U; Henter J-I; Sonnerborg A; Vesterbacka J; Nowak P; Lampa J
Article: BLOOD. 2022;140(26):2773-2787
Breakthrough COVID-19 in vaccinated patients with hematologic malignancies: results from the EPICOVIDEHA survey
Pagano L; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Blennow O; da Silva MG; Glenthoj A; van Doesum J; Bilgin YM; Lopez-Garcia A; Itri F; Rodrigues RN; Weinbergerova B; Farina F; Dragonetti G; Venemyr CB; van Praet J; Jaksic O; Valkovic T; Falces-Romero I; Martin-Perez S; Jimenez M; Davila-Valls J; Schonlein M; Ammatuna E; Meers S; Delia M; Stojanoski Z; Nordlander A; Lahmer T; Pinczes LI; Buquicchio C; Piukovics K; Ormazabal-Velez I; Fracchiolla N; Samarkos M; Mendez G-A; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Espigado I; Cernan M; Petzer V; Lamure S; di Blasi R; de Almedia JM; Dargenio M; Biernat MM; Sciume M; de Ramon C; de Jonge N; Batinic J; Aujayeb A; Marchetti M; Fouquet G; Fernandez N; Zambrotta G; Sacchi MV; Guidetti A; Demirkan F; Prezioso L; Racil Z; Nucci M; Mladenovic M; Lievin R; Hanakova M; Grafe S; Sili U; Machado M; Cattaneo C; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Verga L; Labrador J; Rahimli L; Bonanni M; Passamonti F; Pagliuca A; Corradini P; Hoenigl M; Koehler P; Busca A; Cornely OA
Article: CANCERS. 2022;14(22):5530
Simultaneous Onset of Haematological Malignancy and COVID: An Epicovideha Survey
Cattaneo C; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; El-Ashwah S; Itri F; Weinbergerova B; Da Silva MG; Dargenio M; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; Farina F; Van Doesum J; Valkovic T; Besson C; Poulsen CB; Lopez-Garcia A; Zak P; Schonlein M; Piukovics K; Jaksic O; Cabirta A; Ali N; Sili U; Fracchiolla N; Dragonetti G; Adzic-Vukicevic T; Marchetti M; Machado M; Glenthoj A; Finizio O; Demirkan F; Blennow O; Tisi MC; Omrani AS; Navratil M; Racil Z; Novak J; Magliano G; Jimenez M; Garcia-Vidal C; Erben N; Del Principe MI; Buquicchio C; Bergantim R; Batinic J; Al-Khabori M; Verga L; Szotkowski T; Samarkos M; Ormazabal-Velez I; Meers S; Maertens J; Pinczes LI; Hoenigl M; Drgona L; Cuccaro A; Bilgin YM; Aujayeb A; Rahimli L; Grafe S; Sciume M; Mladenovic M; Colak GM; Sacchi MV; Nordlander A; Venemyr CB; Hanakova M; Garcia-Pouton N; Emarah Z; Zambrotta GPM; Rodrigues RN; Cordoba R; Mendez G-A; Biernat MM; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Article: IMMUNITY. 2022;55(9):1732-1746.e5
Immunodeficiency syndromes differentially impact the functional profile of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells elicited by mRNA vaccination
Gao Y; Cai C; Wullimann D; Niessl J; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Chen P; Lange J; Cuapio A; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Akber M; Perez-Potti A; Sekine T; Muller TR; Boulouis C; Kammann T; Parrot T; Muvva JR; Sobkowiak M; Healy K; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Hellgren F; Grifoni A; Weiskopf D; Sette A; Lore K; Chen MS; Ljungman P; Sandberg JK; Smith CIE; Bergman P; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: JOURNAL OF FUNGI. 2022;8(8):832
Combining T2Bacteria and T2Candida Panels for Diagnosing Intra-Abdominal Infections: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Krifors A; Ullberg M; Castegren M; Petersson J; Sparrelid E; Ozenci V; Blennow O
Article: MED. 2022;3(2):137-153.e3
Salivary IgG to SARS-CoV-2 indicates seroconversion and correlates to serum neutralization in mRNA-vaccinated immunocompromised individuals
Healy K; Pin E; Chen P; Soderdahl G; Nowak P; Mielke S; Hansson L; Bergman P; Smith CIE; Ljungman P; Valentini D; Blennow O; Osterborg A; Gabarrini G; Al-Manei K; Alkharaan H; Sobkowiak MJ; Yousef J; Mravinacova S; Cuapio A; Xu X; Akber M; Lore K; Hellstrom C; Muschiol S; Bogdanovic G; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Hober S; Nilsson P; Aleman S; Chen MS
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2022;28(1):20
NK cell frequencies, function and correlates to vaccine outcome in BNT162b2 mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated healthy and immunocompromised individuals
Cuapio A; Boulouis C; Filipovic I; Wullimann D; Kammann T; Parrot T; Chen P; Akber M; Gao Y; Hammer Q; Strunz B; Potti AP; Ballesteros OR; Lange J; Muvva JR; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Smith CIE; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Hellgren F; Lore K; Sobkowiak MJ; Gabarrini G; Healy K; Chen MS; Alici E; Bjorkstrom NK; Buggert M; Ljungman P; Sandberg JK; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G
Article: JOURNAL OF FUNGI. 2022;8(1):86
T2Candida Assay in the Diagnosis of Intraabdominal Candidiasis: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Krifors A; Ullberg M; Castegren M; Petersson J; Sparrelid E; Hammarstroem H; Sjoelin J; oezenci V; Blennow O
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2021;74:103705
Safety and efficacy of the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in five groups of immunocompromised patients and healthy controls in a prospective open-label clinical trial
Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Chen P; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Smith CIE; Wullimann D; Vesterbacka J; Lindgren G; Blixt L; Friman G; Wahren-Borgstrom E; Nordlander A; Gomez AC; Akber M; Valentini D; Norlin A-C; Thalme A; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Nilsson P; Hober S; Lore K; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Ljungman P; Aleman S
Article: JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY. 2021;14(1):168
COVID-19 infection in adult patients with hematological malignancies: a European Hematology Association Survey (EPICOVIDEHA)
Pagano L; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Busca A; Corradini P; Hoenigl M; Klimko N; Koehler P; Pagliuca A; Passamonti F; Verga L; Visek B; Ilhan O; Nadali G; Weinbergerova B; Cordoba-Mascunano R; Marchetti M; Collins GP; Farina F; Cattaneo C; Cabirta A; Gomes-Silva M; Itri F; van Doesum J; Ledoux M-P; Cernan M; Jaksic O; Duarte RF; Magliano G; Omrani AS; Fracchiolla NS; Kulasekararaj A; Valkovic T; Poulsen CB; Machado M; Glenthoj A; Stoma I; Racil Z; Piukovics K; Navratil M; Emarah Z; Sili U; Maertens J; Blennow O; Bergantim R; Garcia-Vidal C; Prezioso L; Guidetti A; del Principe MI; Popova M; de Jonge N; Ormazabal-Velez I; Fernandez N; Falces-Romero I; Cuccaro A; Meers S; Buquicchio C; Antic D; Al-Khabori M; Garcia-Sanz R; Biernat MM; Tisi MC; Sal E; Rahimli L; Colovic N; Schonlein M; Calbacho M; Tascini C; Miranda-Castillo C; Khanna N; Mendez G-A; Petzer V; Novak J; Besson C; Dulery R; Lamure S; Nucci M; Zambrotta G; Zak P; Seval GC; Bonuomo V; Mayer J; Lopez-Garcia A; Sacchi MV; Booth S; Ciceri F; Oberti M; Salvini M; Izuzquiza M; Nunes-Rodrigues R; Ammatuna E; Obr A; Herbrecht R; Nunez-Martin-Buitrago L; Mancini V; Shwaylia H; Sciume M; Essame J; Nygaard M; Batinic J; Gonzaga Y; Regalado-Artamendi I; Karlsson LK; Shapetska M; Hanakova M; El-Ashwah S; Borbenyi Z; Colak GM; Nordlander A; Dragonetti G; Maraglino AME; Rinaldi A; De Ramon-Sanchez C; Cornely OA
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2021;118:21047
Tocilizumab bör övervägas i tidigt skede av svår covid-19.
Blennow O; Vesterbacka J; Nowak P
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:20115
Tidiga erfarenheter av steroidbehandling vid covid-19.
Kan B; Ahl M; Blennow O; Eriksson P; Nowak P; Parke Å; Stojanovic B; Tovatt T; Vesterbacka J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(2):e0212812
PCR with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry on bronchoalveolar lavage for detection of invasive mold infections in hematological patients
Krifors A; Ozenci V; Ullberg M; Ackefors M; Jadersten M; Stralin K; Blennow O
Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2016;71(suppl 2):23-29
The current management landscape: aspergillosis
Maertens JA; Blennow O; Duarte RF; Munoz P
Article: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2016;22(9):1684-1689
Risk Factors for Invasive Mold Infections and Implications for Choice of Prophylaxis after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Blennow O; Remberger M; Torlen J; Szakos A; Ljungman P; Mattsson J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2016;96(2):175-180
Decreased invasive fungal disease but no impact on overall survival by posaconazole compared to fluconazole prophylaxis: a retrospective cohort study in patients receiving induction therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia/myelodysplastic syndromes
Dahlen T; Kalin M; Cederlund K; Nordlander A; Bjorkholm M; Ljungman P; Blennow O
Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2015;50(9):1217-1223
Increased incidence of chronic GvHD and CMV disease in patients with vitamin D deficiency before allogeneic stem cell transplantation
von Bahr L; Blennow O; Alm J; Bjorklund A; Malmberg K-J; Mougiakakos D; Le Blanc A; Oefner PJ; Labopin M; Ljungman P; Le Blanc K
Article: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2014;20(10):1646-1649
Varicella-zoster reactivation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation without routine prophylaxis--the incidence remains high.
Blennow O; Fjaertoft G; Winiarski J; Ljungman P; Mattsson J; Remberger M
Article: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. 2014;58(8):4941-4943
Posaconazole Concentrations in Human Tissues after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Blennow O; Eliasson E; Pettersson T; Pohanka A; Szakos A; El-Serafi I; Hassan M; Ringden O; Mattsson J
Article: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2014;99(2):346-352
Risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus-related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Uhlin M; Wikell H; Sundin M; Blennow O; Maeurer M; Ringden O; Winiarski J; Ljungman P; Remberger M; Mattsson J
Article: TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 2014;16(1):106-114
Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of bloodstream infections during the pre-engraftment phase in 521 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations
Blennow O; Ljungman P; Sparrelid E; Mattsson J; Remberger M
Article: INFECTION. 2013;41(1):129-134
Duration of treatment for candidemia and risk for late-onset ocular candidiasis
Blennow O; Tallstedt L; Hedquist B; Gardlund B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2012;89(3):220-227
Treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells is a risk factor for pneumonia-related death after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Forslow U; Blennow O; LeBlanc K; Ringden O; Gustafsson B; Mattsson J; Remberger M
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2012;50(2):522-524
Pneumonia and Bacteremia Due to Kytococcus schroeteri
Blennow O; Westling K; Froding I; Ozenci V
Article: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2011;17(11):1688-1697
Improved Survival after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Recent Years. A Single-Center Study
Remberger M; Ackefors M; Berglund S; Blennow O; Dahllof G; Dlugosz A; Garming-Legert K; Gertow J; Gustafsson B; Hassan M; Hassan Z; Hauzenberger D; Hagglund H; Karlsson H; Klingspor L; Kumlien G; Le Blanc K; Ljungman P; Machaczka M; Malmberg K-J; Marschall H-U; Mattsson J; Olsson R; Omazic B; Sairafi D; Schaffer M; Svahn B-M; Svenberg P; Swartling L; Szakos A; Uhlin M; Uzunel M; Watz E; Wernerson A; Wikman A; Wikstrom A-C; Winiarski J; Ringden O
Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2010;45(12):1710-1718
Randomized PCR-based therapy and risk factors for invasive fungal infection following reduced-intensity conditioning and hematopoietic SCT
Blennow O; Remberger M; Klingspor L; Omazic B; Fransson K; Ljungman P; Mattsson J; Ringden O
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Letter: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2024;109(8):2693-2700
Dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19 is related to increased mortality in hematologic malignancy patients: results from the EPICOVIDEHA registry.
Aiello TF; Salmanton-Garcia J; Marchesi F; Weinbergerova B; Glenthoj A; Van Praet J; Farina F; Davila-Valls J; Martin-Perez S; El-Ashwah S; Schonlein M; Falces-Romero I; Labrador J; Sili U; Buquicchio C; Vena A; Plantefeve G; Petzer V; Biernat MM; Lahmer T; Espigado I; Van Doesum J; Blennow O; Piukovics K; Tascini C; Samarkos M; Bilgin YM; Fianchi L; Itri F; Valković T; Fracchiolla NS; Dargenio M; Jimenez M; Magyari F; Lopez-Garcia A; Prezioso L; Čolović N; Shumilov E; Abu-Zeinah G; Krekeler C; Lavilla-Rubira E; Papa MV; Gonzalez-Lopez TJ; Pinczes LI; Demirkan F; Ali N; Besson C; Fouquet G; Romano A; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Del Principe MI; Aujayeb A; Merelli M; Lamure S; De Almeida JM; Da Silva MG; Eisa N; Meletiadis J; Rinaldi I; Finizio O; Jaksic O; Delia M; Nizamuddin S; Marchetti M; Ijaz M; Machado M; Bailen-Almorox R; Čerňan M; Coppola N; Gavriilaki E; Cattaneo C; Groh A; Stojanoski Z; Erben N; Pantic N; Mendez G-A; Di Blasi R; Meers S; De Ramon C; Bahr NC; Emarah Z; Varricchio G; Cvetanoski M; Garcia-Sanz R; Mitrovic M; Lievin R; Hanakova M; Račil Z; Vehreschild M; Tragiannidis A; Rodrigues RN; Garcia-Bordallo D; Cordoba R; Cabirta A; Nordlander A; Ammatuna E; Arellano E; Wolf D; Prin R; Limongelli A; Bavastro M; Colak GM; Grafe S; Hersby DS; Rahimli L; Cornely OA; Garcia-Vidal C; Pagano L; Study Group E
Letter: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2024;109(2):646-651
Systemic and mucosal adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Ingelman-Sundberg HM; Blixt L; Wullimann D; Wu J; Gao Y; Healy K; Muschiol S; Bogdanovic G; Aberg M; Kjellander C; Grifoni A; Sette A; Aleman S; Chen P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Ljunggren H-G; Chen MS; Buggert M; Osterborg A
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE. 2023;30(8):taad018
A slowly growing facial tumour in a southern African migrant
Blennow O; Hellgren U; Asgeirsson H
Letter: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;76(10):1864-1865
Successful Combination Treatment for Persistent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Blennow O; Vesterbacka J; Tovatt T; Nowak P
Letter: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;76(5):963
Reply to Nagano et al
Hammarstrom H; Blennow O
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY. 2022;97(8):E312-E317
Outcome of infection with omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in patients with hematological malignancies: An EPICOVIDEHA survey report
Blennow O; Salmanton-Garcia J; Nowak P; Itri F; Van Doesum J; Lopez-Garcia A; Farina F; Jaksic O; Pinczes LI; Bilgin YM; Falces-Romero I; Jimenez M; Ormazabal-Velez I; Weinbergerova B; Dulery R; Stojanoski Z; Lahmer T; Fernandez N; Hernandez-Rivas J-A; Petzer V; De Jonge N; Glenthoj A; De Ramon C; Biernat MM; Fracchiolla N; Aujayeb A; Van Praet J; Schonlein M; Mendez G-A; Cattaneo C; Guidetti A; Sciume M; Ammatuna E; Cordoba R; Garcia-Pouton N; Graefe S; Cabirta A; Wolf D; Nordlander A; Garcia-Sanz R; Delia M; Berg Venemyr C; Brones C; Di Blasi R; De Kort E; Meers S; Lamure S; Serrano L; Merelli M; Coppola N; Bergantim R; Besson C; Kohn M; Petiti J; Garcia-Vidal C; Dargenio M; Danion F; Machado M; Bailen-Almorox R; Hoenigl M; Dragonetti G; Chai LYA; Kho CS; Bonanni M; Lievin R; Marchesi F; Cornely OA; Pagano L
Letter: BLOOD ADVANCES. 2022;6(13):3870-3874
COVID-19 and hairy-cell leukemia: an EPICOVIDEHA survey
Lamure S; Salmanton-Garcia J; Robin-Marieton E; Jaksic O; Kohn M; Marchesi F; Marchetti M; El-Ashwah S; Demirkan F; Valkovic T; Fernandez N; Tisi MC; Stojanoski Z; Seval GC; Ilhan O; Prezioso L; Merelli M; Lopez-Garcia A; Ledoux M-P; Kulasekararaj A; Gonzalez-Lopez T-J; da Silva MG; Emarah Z; Duarte RF; Cattaneo C; Blennow O; Bilgin YM; Bergantim R; Batinic J; Cordoba R; Essame J; Nordlander A; Rodrigues RN; Sacchi MV; Zompi S; Busca A; Corradini P; Hoenigl M; Klimko N; Koehler P; Pagliuca A; Passamonti F; Dulery R; Cornely OA; Besson C; Pagano L
Letter: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022;292(1):168-171
Incidence and severity of COVID-19 in adults with and without HIV diagnosis
Hedberg P; Vesterbacka J; Blennow O; Missailidis C; Nowak P; Naucler P
Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2016;172(4):497-511
The challenge of antibiotic resistance in haematology patients
Blennow O; Ljungman P
Thesis / dissertation: 2014
Diagnostic and clinical aspects of invasive fungal disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Blennow, Ola
Letter: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2013;48(12):1583-1584
Pre-engraftment blood stream infection is a risk factor for acute GVHD grades II-IV
Blennow O; Mattsson J; Remberger M
Letter: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. 2013;57(6):2905
What Types of Candida Infections Should Be Included When Evaluating Breakthrough Infections during Posaconazole Prophylaxis?
Blennow O; Kalin M
Letter: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2011;46(7):1018
Standardization of Aspergillus PCR is needed
Blennow O; Mattsson J

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