Åsa Melhus
Professor at Department of Medical Sciences; Clinical Microbiology
- E-mail:
- Asa.Melhus@medsci.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 38, Hubben
SE-752 37 Uppsala
Sweden - Postal address:
- Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 38, Hubben
SE-752 37 Uppsala
Sweden
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Publications
Recent publications
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Association of the gut microbiome to colorectal anastomotic leakage: systematic review
Part of BJS Open, 2026
- DOI for Association of the gut microbiome to colorectal anastomotic leakage: systematic review
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Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2025
- DOI for Hospital Dog-effective, patient-safe, side-effect-free, environmentally safe, cost-effective integrated medicine
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The frequency of SARS-CoV-2 in stool: A prospective study of healthy preschool children in Sweden
Part of Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2025
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AI and XAI second opinion: the danger of false confirmation in human-AI collaboration
Part of Journal of Medical Ethics, p. 396-399, 2025
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Part of JMIR AI, 2024
- DOI for How Explainable Artificial Intelligence Can Increase or Decrease Clinicians' Trust in AI Applications in Health Care: Systematic Review
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Articles in journal
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Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2025
- DOI for Hospital Dog-effective, patient-safe, side-effect-free, environmentally safe, cost-effective integrated medicine
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The frequency of SARS-CoV-2 in stool: A prospective study of healthy preschool children in Sweden
Part of Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2025
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AI and XAI second opinion: the danger of false confirmation in human-AI collaboration
Part of Journal of Medical Ethics, p. 396-399, 2025
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Part of Nature Communications, 2024
- DOI for False conflict and false confirmation errors are crucial components of AI accuracy in medical decision making
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Otitis media: Interactions between host and environment, immune and inflammatory responses
Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2024
- DOI for Otitis media: Interactions between host and environment, immune and inflammatory responses
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Part of Microorganisms, 2023
- DOI for The First Swedish Outbreak with VIM-2-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Occurring between 2006 and 2007, Was Probably Due to Contaminated Hospital Sinks
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Source Control of Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Self-Disinfecting Sinks in a Swedish Burn Centre
Part of Microorganisms, 2023
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Part of Acta Diabetologica, p. 1011-1018, 2022
- DOI for A decisive bridge between innate immunity and the pathognomonic morphological characteristics of type 1 diabetes demonstrated by instillation of heat-inactivated bacteria in the pancreatic duct of rats
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Part of Journal of Hospital Infection, p. 5-9, 2021
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Cluster of S. maltophilia among patients with respiratory tract infections at an intensive care unit
Part of Infection Prevention in Practice, 2020
- DOI for Cluster of S. maltophilia among patients with respiratory tract infections at an intensive care unit
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 181-186, 2019
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Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign-a surgical multicentre comparative study
Part of European spine journal, p. 2981-2989, 2019
- DOI for Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign-a surgical multicentre comparative study
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Part of Emerging Infectious Diseases, p. 1874-1881, 2018
- DOI for Rapid Increase in Carriage Rates of Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Healthy Preschool Children, Sweden
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Part of Journal of Applied Microbiology, p. 1396-1406, 2017
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Part of Journal of Hospital Infection, p. 256-261, 2017
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Part of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2017
- DOI for Protective ventilation reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth in lung tissue in a porcine pneumonia model
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Part of Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 2017
- DOI for Protective ventilation reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth in lung tissue in a porcine pneumonia model
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 816-821, 2017
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Individual-level effects of antibiotics on colonizing otitis pathogens in the nasopharynx
Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, p. 17-21, 2016
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 7-13, 2015
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Part of Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 2015
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Part of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2015
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 59-67, 2014
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 684-690, 2014
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Nya rekommendationer för akut faryngotonsillit kan leda fel
Part of Läkartidningen, 2014
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Photocatalytic inactivation of biofilms on bioactive dental adhesives
Part of Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B - Applied biomaterials, p. 62-67, 2014
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Silver resistance genes are overrepresented among Escherichia coli isolates with CTX-M production
Part of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, p. 6863-6869, 2014
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Part of Microbial Drug Resistance, p. 466-471, 2014
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Part of Journal of Clinical Microbiology, p. 3118-3120, 2014
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Level of decontamination after washing textiles at 60°C or 70°C followed by tumble drying
Part of Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 2014
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Biliary Microflora in Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy
Part of Surgical Infections, p. 262-265, 2014
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Immunologic findings in young children with early onset of acute otitis media
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1022-1028, 2014
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 655-660, 2013
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Part of Journal of Clinical Microbiology, p. 3208-3215, 2012
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Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Wild Birds and Free-range Poultry, Bangladesh
Part of Emerging Infectious Diseases, p. 2055-2058, 2012
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Part of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, p. 74-83, 2012
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Part of Journal of Hospital Infection, p. 122-124, 2012
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Part of American Journal of Pathology, p. 1735-1748, 2012
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Part of Acta Dermato-Venereologica, p. 34-39, 2012
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1354-1358, 2011
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Part of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, p. 1161-1167, 2011
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Part of Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, p. 7335, 2011
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 198-203, 2011
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Part of Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, p. 8410, 2011
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 554-556, 2010
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Part of Environmental Microbiology Reports, p. 329-332, 2010
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Part of Journal of Hospital Infection, p. 26-31, 2010
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Part of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, p. 3564-3568, 2010
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Part of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, p. 1939-1944, 2010
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Alarming spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in Sweden since 2007
Part of Eurosurveillance, 2010
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Part of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, p. 3564-3568, 2010
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 439-444, 2010
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 243-248, 2010
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Part of PloS one, 2009
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 823-830, 2009
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 568-74, 2009
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 302-8, 2008
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Part of Infection control and hospital epidemiology, p. 177-9, 2008
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Jun N-terminal protein kinase enhance middle ear mucosal proliferation during bacterial otitis media
Part of Infection and Immunity, p. 2562-2571, 2007
- DOI for Jun N-terminal protein kinase enhance middle ear mucosal proliferation during bacterial otitis media
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The Binax NOW test as a tool for diagnosis of severe acute otitis media and associated complications
Part of Journal of Clinical Microbiology, p. 3003-3007, 2007
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 285-291, 2006
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 633-640, 2006
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Mouse models of induced otitis media
Part of Brain Research, p. 3-8, 2006
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 853-859, 2006
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Fluoroquinolones and tendon disorders
Part of Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, p. 299-309, 2005
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Part of Cytokine, p. 254-259, 2004
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Part of Infection and Immunity, p. 4662-7, 2004
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Part of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, p. 3536-42, 2004
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Levofloxacin-associated Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 768-770, 2003
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Opastöriserad dryck inte alltid så nyttig som utlovas
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1738, 2003
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A mouse model for acute otitis media
Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 989-994, 2003
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Part of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, p. 141-7, 2002
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Part of Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 1761-9, 2002
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First documented case of Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria infection in northern Europe
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 218-219, 2002
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Vibrio vulnificus: Havsbakterie med dödlig potential
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 3400-3402, 2001
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Part of Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, p. 690-5, 2001
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Part of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, p. 397-402, 2001
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Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, p. 115-121, 2001
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Expression of molecular markers for bone formation increases during experimental acute otitis media
Part of Microbial Pathogenesis, p. 111-120, 2001
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Blood culture bottles for transportation and recovery of anaerobic bacteria from non-blood samples
Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 453-458, 2000
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Part of Infection and Immunity, p. 4024-4031, 2000
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Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, p. 1-9, 2000
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 42-46, 1999
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Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 737-46, 1999
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Immunization and protection in pneumococcal otitis media studied in a rat model
Part of Microbial Drug Resistance, p. 73-82, 1999
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 630-631, 1998
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Intra- and interstrain differences of virulence among nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strains
Part of Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), p. 858-868, 1998
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Controversies: treatment of acute otitis media
Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 1783-4; author reply 1785, 1998
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Part of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, p. 1979-1984, 1997
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 396-405, 1997
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Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, p. 119-131, 1997
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Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination
Part of The Lancet, p. 222, 1997
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 195-6, 1997
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Part of Infection and Immunity, p. 5010-5016, 1997
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First documented isolation of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Sweden
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 191-193, 1996
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Part of International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, p. 1-12, 1996
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Part of American Journal of Otolaryngology, p. 383-390, 1995
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First documented case of bacteremia with Vibrio vulnificus in Sweden
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, p. 81-82, 1995
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Part of Infection and Immunity, p. 4848-4854, 1994
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 289-294, 1994
Articles, review/survey
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Association of the gut microbiome to colorectal anastomotic leakage: systematic review
Part of BJS Open, 2026
- DOI for Association of the gut microbiome to colorectal anastomotic leakage: systematic review
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Part of JMIR AI, 2024
- DOI for How Explainable Artificial Intelligence Can Increase or Decrease Clinicians' Trust in AI Applications in Health Care: Systematic Review
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Revisiting the notion of type 1 diabetes being a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease
Part of Current Opinion In Endocrinology Diabetes And Obesity, p. 118-123, 2013
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Part of Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, p. 161-175, 2013