Research
At Thetis, we also do research. Marita D. Magnussen researches antibiotic resistance in Faroese society and her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Marita published this article with colleagues Helga Erlandsdótti, Shahin Gaini, Thorlfur Gudnason and Karl G. Kristinsson.
It deals with antibiotic resistance in pneumococcus, which often leads to middle ear infections in children. It also deals with the progress of the disease on a societal level, after children have been vaccinated.
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Marita published this article with colleagues Shahin Gaini, Hannes Gislason and Karl G. Kristinsson.
It deals with antibiotic resistance in group A streptococcus, which often leads to sore throat and therefore often requires antibiotic treatment.
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Marita published this article with colleagues Hannes Gislason, Shahin Gaini and Karl G. Kristinsson.
It deals with antibiotic resistance in E. coli, which often results in bladder infection and therefore often requires antibiotic treatment. Women suffer disproportionately from bladder infections and with the problems associated with antibiotic resistance in E. coli, Faroese women with bladder infections see the doctor more often and therefore receive more antibiotic treatments.
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Marita published this article with colleagues Helga Erlandsdóttir, Shahin Gaini, Thorlfur Gudnason and Karl G. Kristinsson.
It deals with antibiotic resistance in pneumococcus, which often leads to middle ear infections in children. It also deals with the progress of the disease on a societal level, after children have been vaccinated.
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Other research
Marita published this article with colleague Eyðfinn Magnussen.
It deals with the nutritional habits of poor cod in the Faroe Bank.
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Marita published this article with colleagues Peter Wilson, Paul Ostro and Ben Cooper.
It deals with the spread of Stafylococcus aureus in hospitals and how cleaning can reduce that spread. S. aureus can be a very dangerous bacteria and can result in serious sickness in people with low immune response.
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