Publications
This page lists scientific articles that use data from the Danish Microbiology Database (MiBa) and the Healthcare-associated Infections Database (HAIBA). You may also find articles published by the Data Integration and Analysis (DIAS) department about the use of data, development of existing systems, etc.
Publications related to MiBa
A Single Positive Tissue Culture Increases the Risk of Rerevision of Clinically Aseptic THA: A National Register Study.
Milandt NR1, Gundtoft PH, Overgaard S.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Jun;477(6):1372-1381. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000609.
Prevalence of infective endocarditis in patients with positive blood cultures: a Danish nationwide study.
Østergaard L, Bruun NE, Voldstedlund M, Arpi M, Andersen CØ, Schønheyder HC, Lemming L, Rosenvinge F, Valeur N, Søgaard P, Andersen PS, Skov R, Chen M, Iversen K, Gill S, Lauridsen TK, Dahl A, Oestergaard LB, Povlsen JA, Moser C, Bundgaard H, Køber L, Fosbøl EL1.
Eur Heart J. 2019 May 30. pii: ehz327. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz327. [Epub ahead of print]
Incidence of HACEK bacteraemia in Denmark: A 6-year population-based study.
Lützen L, Olesen B, Voldstedlund M, Christensen JJ, Moser C, Knudsen JD, Fuursted K, Hartmeyer GN, Chen M, Søndergaard TS, Rosenvinge FS, Dzajic E, Schønheyder HC, Nørskov-Lauritsen N.
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 Mar;68:83-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.025. Epub 2018 Feb 1.
Incidence and seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisations in young children in Denmark, 2010 to 2015.
Jepsen MT, Trebbien R, Emborg HD, Krause TG, Schønning K, Voldstedlund M, Nielsen J, Fischer TK.
Euro Surveill. 2018 Jan;23(3). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.3.17-00163.
Storage time of platelet concentrates and risk of a positive blood culture: a nationwide cohort study.
Kreuger AL, Rostgaard K, Middelburg RA, Kerkhoffs JH, Edgren G, Erikstrup C, Pedersen OB, Titlestad K, Nielsen KR, Ostrowski SR, Voldstedlund M, van der Bom JG, Ullum H, Hjalgrim H.
Transfusion. 2018 Jan;58(1):16-24. doi: 10.1111/trf.14401. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
Microbiological diagnosis in revision of infected knee arthroplasties in Denmark.
Martin Lindberg-Larsen, Frederik T. Pitter, Marianne Voldstedlund, Henrik M. Schrøder & Jens Bagger
Infect Dis (Lond). 2017 Nov - Dec;49(11-12):824-830. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1350878. Epub 2017 Jul 8.
Description and validation of a new automated surveillance system for Clostridium difficile in Denmark.
Chaine M, Gubbels S, Voldstedlund M, Kristensen B, Nielsen J, Andersen LP, Ellermann-Eriksen S, Engberg J, Holm A, Olesen B, Schønheyder HC, Østergaard C, Ethelberg S, Mølbak K.
Epidemiol Infect. 2017 Sep;145(12):2594-2602. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817001315. Epub 2017 Jul 10.
Fusobacterium necrophorum findings in Denmark from 2010 to 2014 using data from the Danish microbiology database.
Bank S, Jensen A, Nielsen HM, Kristensen LH, Voldstedlund M, Prag J.
APMIS. 2016 Dec;124(12):1087-1092. doi: 10.1111/apm.12606. Epub 2016 Oct 5.
MiBAlert-a new information tool to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria in the hospital setting.
Olesen B, Anhøj J, Rasmussen KP, Mølbak K, Voldstedlund M.
Int J Med Inform. 2016 Nov;95:43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.001. Epub 2016 Sep 9.
Validity of the coding for herpes simplex encephalitis in the Danish National Patient Registry.
Jørgensen LK, Dalgaard LS, Østergaard LJ, Andersen NS, Nørgaard M, Mogensen TH.
Clin Epidemiol. 2016 May 31;8:133-40. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S104379. eCollection 2016.
Evaluation of the enterovirus laboratory surveillance system in Denmark, 2010 to 2013.
Condell O, Midgley S, Christiansen CB, Chen M, Chen Nielsen X, Ellermann-Eriksen S, Mølvadgaard M, Schønning K, Vermedal Hoegh S, Andersen PH, Voldstedlund M, Fischer TK.
Euro Surveill. 2016 May 5;21(18). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.18.30218.
Pandemic vaccination strategies and influenza severe outcomes during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic and the post-pandemic influenza season: the Nordic experience.
Gil Cuesta J, Aavitsland P, Englund H, Gudlaugsson Ó, Hauge SH, Lyytikäinen O, Sigmundsdóttir G, Tegnell A, Virtanen M; Nordic influenza comparison group, Krause TG.
Euro Surveill. 2016 Apr 21;21(16). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.16.30208.
A validation of the Danish microbiology database (MiBa) and incidence rate of Actinotignum schaalii (Actinobaculum schaalii) bacteraemia in Denmark.
Bank S, Søby KM, Kristensen LH, Voldstedlund M, Prag J.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec;21(12):1097.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
A new successful approach to combating vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
Olesen B, Juhl-Jørgensen A, Tronier S, Engberg H, Lynghøj Nielsen T.
J Hosp Infect. 2015 Dec;91(4):375-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.08.024. Epub 2015 Sep 25.
Improving national surveillance of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Denmark through electronic reporting of specific antibody index testing from 2010 to 2012.
Dessau RB, Espenhain L, Mølbak K, Krause TG, Voldstedlund M.
Euro Surveill. 2015 Jul 16;20(28). pii: 21184.
Cryptosporidium infections in Denmark, 2010-2014.
Stensvold CR, Ethelberg S, Hansen L, Sahar S, Voldstedlund M, Kemp M, Hartmeyer GN, Otte E, Engsbro AL, Nielsen HV, Mølbak K.
Dan Med J. 2015 May;62(5). pii: A5086.
Utilization of blood cultures in Danish hospitals: a population-based descriptive analysis.
Gubbels S, Nielsen J, Voldstedlund M, Kristensen B, Schønheyder HC, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Arpi M, Björnsdóttir MK, Knudsen JD, Dessau RB, Jensen TG, Kjældgaard P, Lemming L, Møller JK, Hansen DS, Mølbak K.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Apr;21(4):344.e13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.11.018. Epub 2014 Nov 23.
The Danish Microbiology Database (MiBa) 2010 to 2013.
Voldstedlund M, Haarh M, Mølbak K; MiBa Board of Representatives.
Euro Surveill. 2014 Jan 9;19(1). pii: 20667.
Low vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) virus among elderly people in Denmark in 2012/13--a rapid epidemiological and virological assessment.
Bragstad K, Emborg H, Fischer TK, Voldstedlund M, Gubbels S, Andersen B, Molbak K, Krause T.
Euro Surveill. 2013 Feb 7;18(6). pii: 20397.
Publications related to HAIBA
The development of a national surveillance systemfor hospital-acquired infections in Denmark, the Hospital Acquired Infections Database - HAIBA.
(Phd afhandling). S. Gubbels. Københavns Universitet, Statens Serum Institut, Danmark 2016.
Description and validation of a new automated surveillance system for Clostridium difficile in Denmark.
Chaine M, Gubbels S, Voldstedlund M, Kristensen B, Nielsen J, Andersen LP, Ellermann-Eriksen S, Engberg J, Holm A, Olesen B, Schønheyder HC, Østergaard C, Ethelberg S, Mølbak K.
I: Epidemiol Infect. 2017 Sep;145(12):2594-2602. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817001315. Epub 2017 Jul 10.
National Automated Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Bacteremia in Denmark Using a Computer Algorithm.
Gubbels S, Nielsen J, Voldstedlund M, Kristensen B, Schønheyder HC, Ellermann-Eriksen S, Engberg JH, Møller JK, Østergaard C, Mølbak K.
I: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 May;38(5):559-566. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.1. Epub 2017 Mar 9.
The development and use of a new methodology to reconstruct courses of admission and ambulatory care based on the Danish National Patient Registry.
Gubbels S, Nielsen KS, Sandegaard J, Mølbak K, Nielsen J. J.
I: Med. Inf. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.08.003.
An automated surveillance system for hospital-acquired urinary tract infections in Denmark.
Condell O, Gubbels S, Nielsen J, Espenhain L, Frimodt-Møller N, Engberg J, Møller JK, Ellermann-Eriksen S, Schønheyder HC, Voldstedlund M, Mølbak K, Kristensen B. J
I: Hosp Infect. 2016 Jul;93(3):290-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 Apr 19.
Utilization of blood cultures in Danish hospitals: a population-based descriptive analysis.
Gubbels S, Nielsen J, Voldstedlund M, Kristensen B, Schønheyder HC, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Arpi M, Björnsdóttir MK, Knudsen JD, Dessau RB, Jensen TG, Kjældgaard P, Lemming L, Møller JK, Hansen DS, Mølbak K.
I: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Apr;21(4):344.e13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.11.018. Epub 2014 Nov 23.
Prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty: Previous infection, seasonal variation and risk of second revision following prosthetic joint infection.
(Phd afhandling) Joanroy R. Syddansk Universitet. Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, 2024. 145 p. doi: 10.21996/90w0-0112
Total hip arthroplasty performed in summer is not associated with increased risk of revision due to prosthetic joint infection: a cohort study on 58 449 patients with osteoarthritis from the Danish Hip Arthroplasty Register
Joanroy, R, Møller, JK, Gubbels, S, Overgaard, S, Varnum, C. Register. Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2024, 9.1: 1-8.
No Association Between Previous General Infection and Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Arthroplasty—A National Register-Based Cohort Study on 58,449 Patients Who Have Osteoarthritis.
Joanroy, R, Gubbels, S, Møller, JK, Overgaard, S, Varnum, C. Osteoarthritis. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2024, 39.2: 501-506. e3
Annual Reports
Publications related to the COVID-19 surveillance
Electronic reporting of diagnostic laboratory test results from all healthcare sectors is a cornerstone of national preparedness and control of COVID-19 in Denmark.
Kristian Schønning, Ram Benny Dessau, Thøger Gorm Jensen, Nicklas Myrthue Thorsen, Camilla Wiuff 5, Lene Nielsen 6, Sophie Gubbels, Matt Denwood, Uffe Høgsbro Thygesen, Lasse Engbo Christensen, Camilla Holten Møller, Jens Kjølseth Møller 10, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Christian Østergaard, Janni Uyen Hoa Lam, Nour Abushalleeh, Marianna Meaidi, Stefan Olsen, Kåre Mølbak, Marianne Voldstedlund
I: APMIS. 2021 Jul;129(7):438-451. doi: 10.1111/apm.13140. Epub 2021 Jun 6.
Geografisk visualisering til COVID-19-overvågning.
Jonas Kähler
I: Geoforum. 2021 Jun;225:4-8.
Hvor kommer smittetallene fra?
Nour Abushalleeh, Irfatha Irshad, Marianne Voldstedlund
I: Medicoteknik. 2021 Apr;8(2):24-25.
Description of the automated COVID-19 surveillance system in Denmark and lessons learnt
Witteveen-Freidl G, Lauenborg Møller K, Voldstedlund M, Gubbels S. Data for action, January 2020 to June 2024. Epidemiology and Infection. 2025;153:e58. doi:10.1017/S0950268825000263
Publications related to other infectious diseases
Guido Benedetti, Tyra Grove Krause, Uffe Vest Schneider, Jan Gorm Lisby, Marianne Voldstedlund, Didi Bang, Ramona Trebbien, Hanne-Dorthe Emborg
I: Eurosurveillance, 2021 Sep;26(37):1-9. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.37.2000724. Epub 2021 Sep 16.