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Øyunn Holen er spesialist i infeksjonsmedisin, overlege ved Medisinsk avdeling, Kongsvinger sykehus og feltarbeider for Leger Uten Grenser, tidligere medisinsk fagansvarlig og styreleder i Leger Uten Grenser i Norge.
Articles by Øyunn Holen
Antibiotic resistance in times of war and conflict
- Øyunn Holen,
- Miriam Sare,
- Gunnar Skov Simonsen
18.03.2026:
Antimicrobial resistance increases during times of war and conflict. The rise in armed conflicts worldwide highlights the need to improve preparedness within the Norwegian health service to manage patients evacuated from abroad who are carriers of multidrug-resistant organisms. Although the close...
Schistosomiasis in the shadow of COVID-19
- Øyunn Holen
15.02.2021:
Major progress in combatting schistosomiasis is at risk of being reversed in many countries because of measures taken against the coronavirus pandemic. The parasitic disease schistosomiasis affects more than 200 million people worldwide, 90 % of them in sub-Saharan Africa (1). The disease affects...
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...
Broad-spectrum antibiotics in Norwegian hospitals
- Øyunn Holen,
- Torunn Alberg,
- Hege Salvesen Blix,
- Ingrid Smith,
- Marion Iren Neteland,
- Hanne Merete Eriksen
07.03.2017:
Reducing overconsumption and misuse of antibiotics, and the broad-spectrum types in particular, is crucial for limiting the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Broad-spectrum antibiotics should only be used in cases of severe illness (1, 2). When seen in an international context, the...