Publication Catalogue

Publications of the Department of Child and Adolescent Health 2007

A. Original articles and reviews

  1. Abucejo-Ladesma E, Simoes AF, Lupisan SP, Sombrero LT, Quiambao BP, Gozum LS, Herva E, Ruutu P, The Arivac Consortium: Serious community-acquired paediatric infections in rural Asia (Bohol Island, Philippines): Bacterial meningitis in children less than 5 years of age. Scand J Infect Dis 2007;39:983-989.
  2. Barber TM, Bennett AJ, Gloyn AL, Groves CJ, Sovio U, Ruokonen A, Martikainen H, Pouta A, Taponen S, Weedon MN, Hartikainen A, Wass JAH, Järvelin M, Zeggini E, Franks S, McCarthy MI: Relationship between E23K (an established type II diabetes-susceptibility variant within KCNJ11), polycystic ovary syndrome and androgen levels. Eur J Hum Genet 2007;15:679-684.
  3. Barber TM, Bennett AJ, Groves CJ, Sovio U, Ruokonen A, Martikainen H, Pouta A, Hartikainen A, Elliott P, Wass JAH, Järvelin M, Zeggini E, Franks S, McCarthy MI: Disparate genetic influences on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and type 2 diabetes revealed by a lack of association between common variants within the TCF7L2 gene and PCOS. Diabetologia 2007;50:2318-2322.
  4. Canoy D, Pekkanen J, Elliot P, Pouta A, Laitinen J, Hartikainen A, Zitting P, Patel S, Little MP, Järvelin M: Early growth and adult respiratory function in men and women followed from the fetal period to adulthood. Thorax 2007;62:396-402.
  5. Castro FA, Haimila K, Pasanen K, Kaasila, Patama T, Partanen J, Surcel H, Pukkala E, Lehtinen M: Geographic distribution of cervical cancer-associated human leucocyte antigens and cervical cancer incidence in Finland. INT J STD AIDS 2007;18:672-679.
  6. Das S, Bennett AJ, Sovio U, Ruokonen A, Martikainen H, Pouta A, Hartikainen A, Franks S, Elliott P, Poulton J, Järvelin M, McCarthy MI: Detailed analysis of variation at and around mitochondrial position 16189 in a large Finnish cohort reveals no significant associations with early growth or metabolic phenotypes at age 31 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92:3219-3223.
  7. French KM, Barnabas RV, Lehtinen M, Kontula O, Pukkala E, Dillner J, Garnett GP: Strategies for the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination: modelling the optimum age- and sex-specific pattern of vaccination in Finland. Br J Cancer 2007;96:514-518.
  8. Granat SM, Mia Z, Ollgren J, Herva E, Das M, Piirainen L, Auranen K, Mäkelä PH: Longitudinal study on pneumococcal carriage during the first year of life in Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007;26:319-324.
  9. Hatakka K, Blomgren K, Pohjavuori S, Kaijalainen T, Poussa T, Leinonen M, Korpela R, Pitkäranta A: Treatment of acute otitis media with probiotics in otitis-prone children - A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised study. Clinical Nutrition 2007;26:314-321.
  10. Hyppönen E, Hartikainen A, Sovio U, Järvelin M, Pouta A: Does vitamin D supplementation in infancy reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia? Short communication. Eur J Clin Nutr 2007;61:1136-1139.
  11. Lajunen T, Vikatmaa P, Ikonen T, Lepäntalo M, Lounatmaa K, Sormunen R, Rantala A, Leinonen M, Saikku P: Comparison of polymerase chain reaction methods, in situ hybridization, and enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic carotid plaques. DIAGN MICROBIOL INFECT DIS 2007(Feb 26).
  12. Lehtinen M, French K: Integration of the vaccine against human papillomaviruses into national vaccination programmes. Entre Nous 2007;64:12-13.
  13. Leppik L, Gunst K, Lehtinen M, Dillner J, Streker K, Villiers E: In vivo and in vitro intragenomic rearrangement of TT viruses. J Virol 2007;81:9346-9356.
  14. Liukkonen T, Räsänen P, Ruokonen A, Laitinen J, Jokelainen J, Leinonen M, Meyer-Rochow VB, Timonen M: C-reactive protein levels and sleep disturbances: Observations based on the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort study. Psychosom Med 2007;69:756-761.
  15. Lupisan SP, Ruutu P, Erma AP, Quiambao BP, Gozum L, Sombrero LT, Romano V, Herva E, Riley I, Simoes EA, ARIVAC C: Predictors of death from severe pneumonia among children 2-59 months old hospitalized in Bohol, Philippines: implications for referral criteria at a first-level health facility. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2007;12:962-971.
  16. Lyytikäinen O, Klemets P, Ruutu P, Kaijalainen T, Rantala M, Ollgren J, Nuorti P: Defining the population-based burden of nosocomial pneumococcal bacteremia. Arch Intern Med 2007;167:1635-1640.
  17. Madeleine MM, Anttila T, Schwartz SM, Saikku P, Leinonen M, Carter JJ, Wurscher M, Johnson LG, Galloway DA, Daling JR: Risk of cervical cancer associated with Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies by histology, HPV type and HPV cofactors. Int J Cancer 2007;120:650-655.
  18. Melbye M, Ekström SK, Lehtinen T, Rostgaard K, Glimelius B, Munksgaard L, Schöllkopf C, Sundström C, Chang ST, Koskela P, Adami H, Hjalgrim H: Atopy and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007;99:158-166.
  19. Männistö T, Surcel H, Bloigu A, Ruokonen A, Hartikainen A, Järvelin M, Pouta A, Vääräsmäki M, Suvanto-Luukkonen E: The effect of freezing, thawing, and short- and long-term strorage on serum thyrotropin, thyroid hormones, and thyroid autoantibodies: Implications for analyzing samples stored in serum banks. Clin Chem 2007;53:1986-1987.
  20. Olsson S, Villa LL, Costa RLR, Petta CA, Andrade RP, Malm C, Iversen O, Hoye J, Steinwall M, Riis-Johannessen G, Andersson-Ellstrom A, Elfgren K, Krogh G, Lehtinen M, Paavonen J, Tamms GM, Giacoletti K, Lupinacci L, Esser MT, Vuocolo SC, Saah AJ, Barr E: Induction of immune memory following administration of a prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6/11/16/18 L1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine. Vaccine 2007;25:4931-4939.
  21. Paavonen J, Jenkins D, Bosch FX, Naud P, Salmerón J, Wheeler CM, Chow S, Apter DL, Kitchener HC, Castellsague X, Carvalho NS, Skinner SR, Harper DM, HedrickJA, Jaisamrarn U, Limson GAM, Dionne M, Quint W, Spiessens B, Peeters P, Struyf F, Wieting SL, Lehtinen MO, Dubin G, for the HPV PATRICIA study group: Efficacy of a prophylactic adjuvanted bivalent L1 virus-like-particle vaccine against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: an interim analysis of a phase III double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2007;369:2161-2170.
  22. Paldanius M, Juvonen R, Leinonen M, Bloigu A, Silvennoinen-Kassinen S, Saikku P: Asthmatic persons are prone to the persistence of Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies. DIAGN MICROBIOL INFECT DIS 2007;59:117-122.
  23. Palikhe A, Lokki ML, Saikku P, Leinonen M, Paldanius M, Seppänen M, Valtonen V, Nieminen MS, Sinisalo J: Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is associated with HLA-B*35 in patients with coronary artery disease. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 2007(Nov 7).
  24. Pedersen C, Petaja T, Strauss G, Rumke HC, Poder A, Richardus JH, Spiessens B, Descamps D, Hardt K, Lehtinen M, Dubin G, for the HPV Vaccine Adolescent Study Investigators Network: Immunization of early adolescent females with human papillomavirus type 16 and 18 L1 virus-like particle vaccine containing AS04 adjuvant. J ADOLESC HEALTH 2007;40:564-571.
  25. Pukkala E, Andersen A, Berglund G, Gislefoss R, Gudnason V, Hallmans G, Jellum E, Jousilahti P, Knekt P, Koskela P, Kyyrönen PP, Lenner P, Luostarinen T, Love A, Ogmundsdottir H, Stattin P, Tenkanen L, Tryggvadottir L, Virtamo J, Wadell G, Widell A, Lehtinen M, Dillner J: Nordic biological specimen banks as basis for studies of cancer causes and control - more than 2 million sample donors, 25 million person years and 100 000 prospective cancers. ACTA ONCOL 2007;46:286-307.
  26. Rainio A, Hautala N, Pelkonen O, Palosaari T, Heikkinen J, Mosorin M, Lahtinen J, Taskinen P, Anttila V, Surcel H, Lepojärvi M, Juvonen T, Biancari F: Risk of retinal microembolism after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. J CARDIOVASC SURG (TORINO) 2007;48:773-779.
  27. Rantala M, Nyberg S, Lindgren M, Huovinen P, Jalava J, Skyttä R, Teirilä L, Vainio A, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Kaijalainen T: Molecular epidemiology of telithromycin-resistant pneumococci in Finland. Letter to the editor. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007;51:1885-1887.
  28. Riska A, Finne P, Koskela P, Alfthan H, Jalkanen J, Lehtinen M, Sorvari T, Stenman U, Paavonen J, Leminen A: Human papillomavirus infection and primary fallopian tube carcinoma: a seroepidemiological study. BJOG 2007;114:425-429.
  29. Sadeharju K, Knip M, Virtanen SM, Savilahti E, Tauriainen S, Koskela P, Åkerblom HK, Hyöty H, the Finnish TRIGR Study Group: Maternal Antibodies in Breast Milk Protect the Child From Enterovirus Infections. Pediatrics 2007;119:941-946.
  30. Tedeschi R, Bloigu A, Ögmundsdottir HM, Marus A, Dillner J, dePaoli P, Gudnadottir M, Koskela P, Pukkala E, Lehtinen T, Lehtinen M: Activation of maternal Epstein-Barr virus infection and risk of acute leukemia in the offspring. Am J Epidemiol 2007;165:134-137.
  31. The FUTURE II Study Group: Quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus to prevent high-grade cervical lesions. N Engl J Med 2007;356:1915-1927.
  32. The Future II Study Group: Effect of prophylactic human papillomavirus L1 virus-like-particle vaccine on risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2, grade 3, and adenocarcinoma in situ: a combined analysis of four randomised clinical trials. Lancet 2007;369:1861-1868.
  33. Tiirola T, Jauhiainen M, Erkkilä L, Bloigu A, Leinonen M, Haasio K, Laitinen K, Saikku P: Effect of pravastatin treatment on chlamydia pneumoniae infection, inflammation and serum lipids in NIH/S mice. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2007;29:741-742.
  34. Tiirola T, Sinisalo J, Nieminen MS, Silvennoinen-Kassinen S, Paldanius M, Saikku P, Jauhiainen M, Leinonen M: Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide is present in serum during acute coronary syndrome and correlates with CRP levels. Atherosclerosis 2007;194:403-407.
  35. Timonen M, Salmenkaita I, Jokelainen J, Laakso M, Härkönen P, Koskela P, Meyer-Rochow VB, Peitso A, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S: Insulin resistance and depressive symptoms in young adult males: Findings from Finnish military conscripts. Psychosom Med 2007;69:723-728.
  36. Woodhall SC, Lehtinen M, Verho T, Huhtala H, Hokkanen M, Kosunen E: Anticipated acceptance of HPV vaccination at the baseline of implementation: A survey of parental and adolescent knowledge and attitudes in Finland. J ADOLESC HEALTH 2007;40:466-469.

B. Original articles and reviews published in domestic languages

  1. Lehtinen M, Apter D, Kosunen E, Lehtinen T, Verho T, Paavonen J: Nuorten seksitautien ehkäisy. Duodecim 2007;123:2999-3007.
  2. Rantala M, Siira L, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Lyytikäinen O, Kaijalainen T, Jalava J, Hakanen A, Huovinen P: Invasiivisten pneumokokkien mikrobilääkeherkkyys heikkenee Suomessa. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 2007(8):16-16.

D. Other publications

  1. Lehtinen M, Apter D, Paavonen J: Papilloomarokotetutkimus ei riko lakia. 2007. (Helsingin Sanomat 22.10.2007).

E. Theses

  1. Ahponen A: Streptococcus pneumoniaen ja Haemophilus influenzaen tunnistaminenfluoresenssi in situ hybridisaatio (FISH) -menetelmällä [pro gradu]. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto, 2007. 50 p.
  2. Paldanius M: Serological studies on Chlamydia pneumoniae infections [dissertation]. Oulu: Oulun yliopisto, 2007. 71 p. (Acta Universitatis Ouluensis D 917/2007).
  3. Ylisiurua P: Kliinisesti tärkeimpien hiivojen nopea tunnistusmenetelmä suoraan positiivisesta veriviljelypullosta [pro gradu]. Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2007. 49 p.