Arnfinn Sundsfjord

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Arnfinn Sundsfjord er spesialist i medisinsk mikrobiologi, professor i medisinsk mikrobiologi ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet og seksjonsoverlege ved Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for påvisning av antibiotikaresistens (K-res). Han er leder av Arbeidsgruppen for antibiotikaspørsmål (AFA).

Articles by Arnfinn Sundsfjord

Gentamicin should remain part of the empirical sepsis regimen for adults

Maria Mellemstrand Grønmo,
Janne Møller-Stray,
Per Espen Akselsen,
Paul Christoffer Lindemann,
Aasmund Fostervold,
Caroline Vestby Knudsen,
Per Kristian Knudsen,
Morten Lindbæk,
Kristian Tonby,
Arnfinn Sundsfjord

26.02.2024: In the Norwegian guidelines, the combination of a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic and aminoglycoside should remain the first choice for empirical antibiotic therapy for the majority of severe infections. Aminoglycosides in combination with narrow-spectrum beta-lactams have been used in Norway...

A patient with sepsis following a burn injury in Pakistan

Henning Onarheim,
Ragnvald Ljones Brekke,
Rafael Alexander Modahl Leiva,
Dorthea Hagen Oma,
Helge Kolstad,
Ørjan Samuelsen,
Arnfinn Sundsfjord,
Haima Mylvaganam

23.08.2016: A female patient in her forties was transferred to the Burn Centre at Haukeland University Hospital four weeks after a severe burn injury in Pakistan. During the next two days she developed sepsis and multi-organ failure. During her stay in Pakistan, a Norwegian female patient, in her forties...