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Morten Lindbæk er professor emeritus i allmennmedisin ved Universitetet i Oslo og spesialist i allmennmedisin. Han har vært leder for Antibiotikasenteret for primærmedisin (ASP) og er medlem av Arbeidsgruppen for antibiotikaspørsmål (AFA).
Articles by Morten Lindbæk
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...
Antibiotic use and infections in nursing homes
- Torunn Alberg,
- Øyunn Holen,
- Hege Salvesen Blix,
- Morten Lindbæk,
- Horst Bentele,
- Hanne Merete Eriksen
07.03.2017:
Residents in nursing homes have a higher risk of developing infections that require antibiotic treatment than elderly people living at home (1). Antibiotics are also used to prevent infections, for example UTIs and surgical site infections. Antibiotics can cause adverse effects, and elderly people...
New guidelines for use of antibiotics in the primary health care service
- Morten Lindbæk,
- Siri Jensen,
- Knut Eirik Eliassen,
- Arne Fetveit,
- Nils Grude,
- Dag Berild,
- Per Hjortdahl
28.05.2013:
New national guidelines are now being issued for use of antibiotics in the primary health care service. We encourage all Norwegian doctors to follow them. The effort to promote an acceptable use of antibiotics and to prevent further development of resistance is increasingly being given priority on...
General practitioners’ views on drug-assisted rehabilitation
- Helge Waal,
- Mette Brekke,
- Thomas Clausen,
- Morten Lindbæk,
- Judith Rosta,
- Ivar Skeie,
- Olaf Gjerløw Aasland
04.09.2012:
Substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine is currently the most common treatment for heroin dependence (1). The treatment was established in Norway as drug-assisted rehabilitation (DAR) in 1997. The model has been evaluated a number of times (2) – (5). The Directorate of Health issued...
Use of antibiotics gives cause for concern
- Dag Berild,
- Morten Lindbæk
21.10.2010:
Guidelines do not implement themselves. What do we have to do to get doctors to follow the guidelines for treatment with antibiotics? Medical developments move rapidly, and it is difficult to maintain an overview of the best treatment and balance it against the pharmaceutical industry’s marketing...