Publications by Olav Dalgard
99 publications found
Original articles
Liver stiffness and associated risk factors among people with a history of injecting drugs: a prospective cohort study
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 19 (1), 21
DOI 10.1186/s13011-024-00603-z, PubMed 38532435
Opportunistic Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection Among Hospitalized People Who Inject Drugs (OPPORTUNI-C): A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Clin Infect Dis, 78 (3), 582-590
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciad711, PubMed 37992203
Treatment cessation in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B: clinical response is associated with increase in specific proinflammatory cytokines
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 22590
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-50216-y, PubMed 38114718
Mortality and length of hospital stay after bloodstream infections caused by ESBL-producing compared to non-ESBL-producing E. coli
Infect Dis (Lond), 56 (1), 19-31
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2023.2261538, PubMed 37795955
Towards elimination of hepatitis C in Oslo: Cross-sectional prevalence studies among people who inject drugs
Int J Drug Policy, 123, 104279
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104279, PubMed 38061225
Hepatitis C treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in Oslo, Norway: A registry-based study
Int J Drug Policy, 116, 104044
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104044, PubMed 37149914
Patient-Reported Outcomes During and After Hepatitis C Virus Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment Among People Who Inject Drugs
Value Health, 26 (6), 883-892
DOI 10.1016/j.jval.2022.12.016, PubMed 36646278
Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in hospitalized adults with severe or critical COVID-19 (Bari-SolidAct): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
Crit Care, 27 (1), 9
DOI 10.1186/s13054-022-04205-8, PubMed 36627655
High real-world effectiveness of 12-week elbasvir/grazoprevir without resistance testing in the treatment of patients with HCV genotype 1a infection in Norway
Scand J Gastroenterol, 58 (3), 264-268
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2022.2118555, PubMed 36063075
Reinfection and Risk Behaviors After Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Persons Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy : A Cohort Study
Ann Intern Med, 175 (9), 1221-1229
DOI 10.7326/M21-4119, PubMed 35939812
Health-related quality of life in people receiving opioid agonist treatment and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection
J Addict Dis, 41 (3), 213-224
DOI 10.1080/10550887.2022.2088978, PubMed 35920743
Peer support in small towns: A decentralized mobile Hepatitis C virus clinic for people who inject drugs
Liver Int, 42 (6), 1268-1277
DOI 10.1111/liv.15266, PubMed 35362660
Impact of liver fibrosis and clinical characteristics on dose-adjusted serum methadone concentrations
J Addict Dis, 41 (1), 53-63
DOI 10.1080/10550887.2022.2057140, PubMed 35356868
Hepatitis C reinfection in former and active injecting drug users in Belgium
Harm Reduct J, 18 (1), 102
DOI 10.1186/s12954-021-00552-x, PubMed 34641896
Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial
Ann Intern Med, 174 (9), 1261-1269
DOI 10.7326/M21-0653, PubMed 34251903
Mortality among amphetamine users with hepatitis C virus infection: A nationwide study
PLoS One, 16 (6), e0253710
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0253710, PubMed 34166475
Estimating the attributable fraction of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma due to hepatitis B and C
J Viral Hepat, 28 (8), 1177-1189
DOI 10.1111/jvh.13545, PubMed 34003542
Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)
PLoS Med, 18 (6), e1003653
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003653, PubMed 34061883
Reinfection Following Successful Direct-acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs
Clin Infect Dis, 72 (8), 1392-1400
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciaa253, PubMed 32166305
Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials
Nat Commun, 12 (1), 2349
DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-22446-z, PubMed 33859192
Hepatitis C treatment and reinfection surveillance among people who inject drugs in a low-threshold program in Oslo, Norway
Int J Drug Policy, 96, 103165
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103165, PubMed 33642182
Adherence to Once-daily and Twice-daily Direct-acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Infection Among People With Recent Injection Drug Use or Current Opioid Agonist Therapy
Clin Infect Dis, 71 (7), e115-e124
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciz1089, PubMed 31677262
A pragmatic randomized controlled trial reports lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus disease 2019 viral kinetics
Nat Commun, 11 (1), 5284
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-19056-6, PubMed 33082342
Opportunistic treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (OPPORTUNI-C): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of immediate versus outpatient treatment initiation among hospitalized people who inject drugs
Trials, 21 (1), 524
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04434-8, PubMed 32539853
Patterns of Drug and Alcohol Use and Injection Equipment Sharing Among People With Recent Injecting Drug Use or Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment During and Following Hepatitis C Virus Treatment With Direct-acting Antiviral Therapies: An International Study
Clin Infect Dis, 70 (11), 2369-2376
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciz633, PubMed 31300820
Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis
J Hepatol, 72 (4), 643-657
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.11.012, PubMed 31785345
The Consensus Hepatitis C Cascade of Care: Standardized Reporting to Monitor Progress Toward Elimination
Clin Infect Dis, 69 (12), 2218-2227
DOI 10.1093/cid/ciz714, PubMed 31352481
Prevalence of Viremic hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV infection, and vaccination status among prisoners in Stockholm County
BMC Infect Dis, 19 (1), 955
DOI 10.1186/s12879-019-4581-3, PubMed 31706284
Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)
BMC Infect Dis, 19 (1), 943
DOI 10.1186/s12879-019-4598-7, PubMed 31703669
The relationship between IFNL4 genotype and the rate of fibrosis in hepatitis C patients
Scand J Gastroenterol, 54 (9), 1172-1175
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2019.1643403, PubMed 31479286
Paritaprevir, ritonavir, ombitasvir, and dasabuvir with and without ribavirin in people with HCV genotype 1 and recent injecting drug use or receiving opioid substitution therapy
Int J Drug Policy, 62, 94-103
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.10.004, PubMed 30384028
Adherence to sofosbuvir and velpatasvir among people with chronic HCV infection and recent injection drug use: The SIMPLIFY study
Int J Drug Policy, 62, 14-23
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.013, PubMed 30352330
Feasibility of reaching world health organization targets for hepatitis C and the cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies
J Viral Hepat, 25 (9), 1066-1077
DOI 10.1111/jvh.12904, PubMed 29624813
Economic Evaluation of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Norway
Pharmacoeconomics, 36 (5), 591-601
DOI 10.1007/s40273-017-0604-3, PubMed 29396744
[Elimination of hepatitis C is possible]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0099, PubMed 29663789
Policy responses to hepatitis C in the Nordic countries: Gaps and discrepant reporting in the Hep-Nordic study
PLoS One, 13 (1), e0190146
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0190146, PubMed 29381697
Model projections on the impact of HCV treatment in the prevention of HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in Europe
J Hepatol, 68 (3), 402-411
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.10.010, PubMed 29080808
Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection in people with recent injection drug use (SIMPLIFY): an open-label, single-arm, phase 4, multicentre trial
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 3 (3), 153-161
DOI 10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30404-1, PubMed 29310928
Increased hope following successful treatment for hepatitis C infection
J Adv Nurs, 74 (3), 724-733
DOI 10.1111/jan.13487, PubMed 29082540
Restrictions for reimbursement of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral drugs for HCV infection in Europe
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 3 (2), 125-133
DOI 10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30284-4, PubMed 28986139
Modelling the burden of hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Norway, 1973-2030
BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 541
DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2631-2, PubMed 28774261
Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study
PLoS One, 12 (7), e0179764
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0179764, PubMed 28704381
Changes in risk behaviours during and following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The ACTIVATE study
Int J Drug Policy, 47, 230-238
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.040, PubMed 28633998
Efficacy of response-guided directly observed pegylated interferon and self-administered ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: The ACTIVATE study
Int J Drug Policy, 47, 177-186
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.020, PubMed 28624134
Adherence to response-guided pegylated interferon and ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: the ACTIVATE study
BMC Infect Dis, 17 (1), 420
DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2517-3, PubMed 28610605
Hepatitis C virus core antigen: A simplified treatment monitoring tool, including for post-treatment relapse
J Clin Virol, 92, 32-38
DOI 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.05.007, PubMed 28521211
Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake among Patients Who Have Received Opioid Substitution Treatment: A Population-Based Study
PLoS One, 11 (11), e0166451
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0166451, PubMed 27846264
Elbasvir-Grazoprevir to Treat Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Persons Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy: A Randomized Trial
Ann Intern Med, 165 (9), 625-634
DOI 10.7326/M16-0816, PubMed 27537841
Randomized Trial Evaluating the Impact of Ribavirin Mono-Therapy and Double Dosing on Viral Kinetics, Ribavirin Pharmacokinetics and Anemia in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection
PLoS One, 11 (5), e0155142
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0155142, PubMed 27167219
Hepatitis C reinfection after sustained virological response
J Hepatol, 64 (5), 1020-1026
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.01.001, PubMed 26780289
Hepatitis C treatment at three Norwegian hospitals 2000-2011
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (22), 2052-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1478, PubMed 26627293
Empfehlungen zur Hepatitis Versorgung bei Drogenkonsumierenden
Int J Drug Policy, 111, 101670
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.11.010, PubMed 26749563
Recommandations pour la prise en charge de l'infection par le virus de l'hépatite C chez les usagers de drogues par injection
Int J Drug Policy, 111, 101669
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.11.009, PubMed 26847504
Efficacy and safety of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/r and dasabuvir compared to IFN-containing regimens in genotype 1 HCV patients: The MALACHITE-I/II trials
J Hepatol, 64 (1), 19-28
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.015, PubMed 26321288
The Usefulness of Defining Rapid Virological Response by a Very Sensitive Assay (TMA) during Treatment of HCV Genotype 2/3 Infection
PLoS One, 10 (8), e0120866
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0120866, PubMed 26317978
Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection disease burden - volume 2
J Viral Hepat, 22 Suppl 1, 46-73
DOI 10.1111/jvh.12352, PubMed 25560841
Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in select countries - volume 2
J Viral Hepat, 22 Suppl 1, 6-25
DOI 10.1111/jvh.12350, PubMed 25560839
The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections with today's treatment paradigm - volume 2
J Viral Hepat, 22 Suppl 1, 26-45
DOI 10.1111/jvh.12351, PubMed 25560840
HCV treatment uptake in people who have injected drugs - observations in a large cohort that received addiction treatment 1970-1984
Scand J Gastroenterol, 49 (12), 1465-72
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2014.968860, PubMed 25310139
Liver fibrosis progression at autopsy in injecting drug users infected by hepatitis C: a longitudinal long-term cohort study
J Hepatol, 60 (2), 260-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.09.022, PubMed 24096048
Hepatitis C virus reinfection following treatment among people who use drugs
Clin Infect Dis, 57 Suppl 2, S105-10
DOI 10.1093/cid/cit301, PubMed 23884057
Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs
Clin Infect Dis, 57 Suppl 2, S129-37
DOI 10.1093/cid/cit302, PubMed 23884061
Retreatment with peg-interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 infection with prior relapse
Scand J Gastroenterol, 48 (7), 839-47
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2013.793389, PubMed 23795661
All-cause and liver-related mortality in hepatitis C infected drug users followed for 33 years: a controlled study
J Hepatol, 58 (1), 31-7
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.08.024, PubMed 22960427
Genetic variants at the ITPA locus protect against ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia and dose reduction in an HCV G2/G3 cohort
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 24 (8), 890-6
DOI 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283546efd, PubMed 22584257
CMV drives clonal expansion of NKG2C+ NK cells expressing self-specific KIRs in chronic hepatitis patients
Eur J Immunol, 42 (2), 447-57
DOI 10.1002/eji.201141826, PubMed 22105371
IL28B genetic variation and treatment response in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection
Hepatology, 53 (3), 746-54
DOI 10.1002/hep.24154, PubMed 21374656
[New guidelines for investigation and treatment of hepatitis C]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (1), 15
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0240, PubMed 21233879
Liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients of Pakistani versus Scandinavian origin
Scand J Gastroenterol, 45 (12), 1503-8
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2010.510571, PubMed 20698740
In patients with HCV genotype 2 or 3 infection and RVR 14 weeks treatment is noninferior to 24 weeks. Pooled analysis of two Scandinavian trials
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 22 (5), 552-6
DOI 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328335b29e, PubMed 20154627
Ribavirin dosage in patients with HCV genotypes 2 and 3 who completed short therapy with peg-interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin
Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 31 (12), 1346-53
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04290.x, PubMed 20222909
[Risk factors for hepatitis C among injecting drug users in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (2), 101-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.35002, PubMed 19151801
Health-related quality of life in patients with different stages of liver disease induced by hepatitis C
Scand J Gastroenterol, 44 (7), 878-87
DOI 10.1080/00365520902898135, PubMed 19437190
Pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin for 14 versus 24 weeks in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 and rapid virological response
Hepatology, 47 (1), 35-42
DOI 10.1002/hep.21975, PubMed 17975791
Predictors of compliance with psychological interventions offered in the community
Psychol Med, 37 (5), 717-25
DOI 10.1017/S0033291706009317, PubMed 17094818
Short-term treatment duration for HCV-2 and HCV-3 infected patients
Dig Liver Dis, 38 (10), 741-8
DOI 10.1016/j.dld.2006.06.006, PubMed 16916631
A rapid real-time PCR assay for determination of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 2 and 3a
J Viral Hepat, 13 (4), 222-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00678.x, PubMed 16611187
Short-term therapy for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 infection
Drugs, 66 (14), 1807-15
DOI 10.2165/00003495-200666140-00003, PubMed 17040112
Review articles
Hepatitis C elimination among people who inject drugs: Challenges and recommendations for action within a health systems framework
Liver Int, 39 (1), 20-30
DOI 10.1111/liv.13949, PubMed 30157316
HCV epidemiology in high-risk groups and the risk of reinfection
J Hepatol, 65 (1 Suppl), S33-S45
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.012, PubMed 27641987
A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel
Liver Int, 31 Suppl 2, 30-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02539.x, PubMed 21651702
Management of adverse effects of Peg-IFN and ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol, 8 (4), 212-23
DOI 10.1038/nrgastro.2011.21, PubMed 21386812
Individualized treatment of chronic hepatitis C with pegylated interferon and ribavirin
Pharmgenomics Pers Med, 3, 1-13
DOI 10.2147/pgpm.s4461, PubMed 23226039
[Hepatitis C--a health problem also in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (5), 563-6
PubMed 18311199
Other articles
Tixagevimab-cilgavimab (AZD7442) for the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (DisCoVeRy): A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
J Infect, 88 (3), 106120
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106120, PubMed 38367705
Author Correction: Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials
Nat Commun, 15 (1), 1075
DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45360-6, PubMed 38316844
Neutrophil count predicts clinical outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Results from the NOR-Solidarity trial
J Intern Med, 291 (2), 241-243
DOI 10.1111/joim.13377, PubMed 34411368
Hepatitis C in Iceland: a milestone for global elimination
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 6 (8), 599-600
DOI 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00182-5, PubMed 34171268
Author Correction: Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials
Nat Commun, 12 (1), 3001
DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-23559-1, PubMed 33990619
Norwegian Coronavirus Disease 2019 (NO COVID-19) Pragmatic Open label Study to assess early use of hydroxychloroquine sulphate in moderately severe hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 21 (1), 485
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04420-0, PubMed 32503662
Elimination of Hepatitis C is possible
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (7), 630-633
Research priorities to achieve universal access to hepatitis C prevention, management and direct-acting antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs
Int J Drug Policy, 47, 51-60
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.019, PubMed 28683982
Contradictory advice for people who inject drugs in the 2016 EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C
J Hepatol, 66 (5), 1101-1103
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.12.028, PubMed 28167323
Debilitating fatigue as a treatment indication in chronic hepatitis C
J Hepatol, 63 (6), 1533-4
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.003, PubMed 26264934
Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs
Int J Drug Policy, 26 (10), 1028-38
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.005, PubMed 26282715
No strategy to meet the HCV epidemic
BMC Infect Dis, 14 Suppl 6 (Suppl 6), S2
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-14-S6-S2, PubMed 25253032
[Patients on maintenance therapy for opiate dependence should be treated for hepatitis C]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (23), 2498-9; author reply 2499
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.1072, PubMed 19997143
Management of patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3: comments on updated American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases practice guidelines
Hepatology, 50 (1), 323; author reply 324-5
DOI 10.1002/hep.23038, PubMed 19554545
Short treatment to patients with genotype 2 or 3
Hepatology, 48 (2), 694
DOI 10.1002/hep.22416, PubMed 18666251