Karsten Midtvedt

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Avdeling for transplantasjonsmedisin

Oslo universitetssykehus

Forfatterbidrag: utforming, utarbeiding, revisjon og godkjenning av innsendte manusversjon.

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Articles by Karsten Midtvedt

Vaccination of immunosuppressed patients

Marton König,
Trygve Holmøy,
Gro Owren Nygaard,
Jon Riise,
Karsten Midtvedt,
Guro Løvik Goll,
Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen,
Ludvig A. Munthe,
Børre Fevang,
Anders Eivind Myhre,
Marius Trøseid

13.04.2026: Chronically ill patients with a weak immune system are at increased risk of severe infections, often as a result of immunomodulatory therapy rather than the underlying disease. Many patients in this group exhibit reduced vaccine responses and require tailored vaccination regimens. Following the...

Renal transplantation is also an option for patients over 70

Kristian Heldal,
Anders Hartmann,
Torbjørn Leivestad,
Bjørn Lien,
Aksel Espen Foss,
Karsten Midtvedt

18.10.2011: Patients with terminal chronic renal failure (stage 5) can be offered conservative medical treatment or active renal replacement therapy. Renal transplantation is accepted as the best alternative with the proviso that the patient is capable of tolerating surgery and the subsequent medical treatment...