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Birgitta Henriques‐Normark

Karolinska University Hospital · SE
Area of research
Epidemiology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research interests include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Respiratory viral infections research, and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.
h-index
56
citations
10,439
works
178
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

<i>In Vitro</i> Evaluation of Flame-Made Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles for Antigen Delivery and Immunostimulation
ACS Applied Nano Materials 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Streptococcus pneumoniae epidemiology, pathogenesis and control
Nature Reviews Microbiology 2024cited by 94position: lastdoi
Trends in invasive bacterial diseases during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries and territories in the IRIS Consortium
The Lancet Digital Health 2023cited by 154position: middledoi
Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data
The Lancet Digital Health 2021cited by 526position: middledoi
Key considerations on the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial resistance research and surveillance
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021cited by 104position: middledoi
Virus-Induced Changes of the Respiratory Tract Environment Promote Secondary Infections With Streptococcus pneumoniae
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2021cited by 93position: lastdoi
Antimicrobial resistance research in a post-pandemic world: Insights on antimicrobial resistance research in the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2021cited by 56position: middledoi
Neuronal death in pneumococcal meningitis is triggered by pneumolysin and RrgA interactions with β-actin
PLoS Pathogens 2021cited by 38position: middledoi
Reduced <i>In Vitro</i> Susceptibility of Streptococcus pyogenes to β-Lactam Antibiotics Associated with Mutations in the <i>pbp2x</i> Gene Is Geographically Widespread
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2020cited by 83position: middledoi
Grad‐seq in a Gram‐positive bacterium reveals exonucleolytic <scp>sRNA</scp> activation in competence control
The EMBO Journal 2020cited by 81position: middledoi
Proton Motive Force Disruptors Block Bacterial Competence and Horizontal Gene Transfer
Cell Host & Microbe 2020cited by 79position: middledoi
Gradient acoustic focusing of sub-micron particles for separation of bacteria from blood lysate
Scientific Reports 2020cited by 54position: middledoi
Capillary leakage provides nutrients and antioxidants for rapid pneumococcal proliferation in influenza-infected lower airways
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020cited by 41position: lastdoi
Flame-Made Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles with High Drug Loading for Delivery of Biologics
Molecules 2020cited by 36position: middledoi
Biofilm interfacial acidity evaluation by pH-Responsive luminescent nanoparticle films
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2020cited by 34position: middledoi
Emerging concepts in the pathogenesis of the<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>: From nasopharyngeal colonizer to intracellular pathogen
Cellular Microbiology 2019cited by 112position: middledoi
Aetiology of lower respiratory tract infection in adults in primary care: a prospective study in 11 European countries
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2018cited by 167position: middledoi
Effect of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive disease in older adults of 10 European countries: implications for adult vaccination
Thorax 2018cited by 166position: middledoi
Detection of human disease conditions by single-cell morpho-rheological phenotyping of blood
eLife 2018cited by 163position: middledoi
Pneumolysin binds to the mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC-1) leading to anti-inflammatory responses and enhanced pneumococcal survival
Nature Microbiology 2018cited by 111position: lastdoi
Immunomodulatory Effects of Pneumococcal Extracellular Vesicles on Cellular and Humoral Host Defenses
mBio 2018cited by 110position: lastdoi
Comparison of the Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 10 or Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Equivalent Populations
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 152position: lastdoi
Effect of high-valency pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in children in SpIDnet countries: an observational multicentre study
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2017cited by 119position: middledoi
pIgR and PECAM-1 bind to pneumococcal adhesins RrgA and PspC mediating bacterial brain invasion
The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2017cited by 118position: lastdoi
Vitamin D Promotes Pneumococcal Killing and Modulates Inflammatory Responses in Primary Human Neutrophils
Journal of Innate Immunity 2017cited by 87position: lastdoi
Analysis of IAV Replication and Co-infection Dynamics by a Versatile RNA Viral Genome Labeling Method
Cell Reports 2017cited by 70position: middledoi
Effects of PCV7 and PCV13 on invasive pneumococcal disease and carriage in Stockholm, Sweden
European Respiratory Journal 2016cited by 155position: lastdoi
Unaltered pneumococcal carriage prevalence due to expansion of non-vaccine types of low invasive potential 8 years after vaccine introduction in Stockholm, Sweden
Vaccine 2016cited by 76position: middledoi
How Does Streptococcus pneumoniae Invade the Brain?
Trends in Microbiology 2016cited by 69position: middledoi
Impact of AmpC Derepression on Fitness and Virulence: the Mechanism or the Pathway?
mBio 2016cited by 69position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Staffan Normark · Karolinska University Hospital12 papers (2012–2024)Åke Örtqvist · Karolinska Institutet8 papers (2013–2017)Peter Mellroth · Karolinska University Hospital7 papers (2012–2020) · 7 papers (2013–2020)Pontus Nauclér · Karolinska University Hospital6 papers (2013–2017)Vicky Sender · Karolinska University Hospital5 papers (2016–2021)Eva Morfeldt · Public Health Agency of Sweden5 papers (2013–2017) · 5 papers (2013–2017)Karthik Subramanian · Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology4 papers (2016–2019)Federico Iovino · Karolinska Institutet4 papers (2016–2021)Jerker Widengren · Science for Life Laboratory4 papers (2012–2021)Laura Plant · International Vaccine Institute4 papers (2018–2021)Karina Hentrich · Karolinska University Hospital4 papers (2017–2021)Scott J. Hultgren · Washington University in St. Louis3 papers (2012–2013)Sandra Muschiol · Karolinska University Hospital3 papers (2015–2018)Malin Ryd Rinder · Karolinska University Hospital3 papers (2014–2015)Sarah Browall · Karolinska Institutet3 papers (2013–2016)Michael G. Caparon · Institute for Women's Policy Research3 papers (2012–2013)Kimberly A. Kline · The University of Texas at Austin3 papers (2012–2013)Georgios A. Sotiriou · Stockholm University3 papers (2020–2025)