Troels Lillebæk

Troels Lillebæk

Professor

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

An updated list of > 100 peer review publications can be seen at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=lillebaek%20t%20NOT%20sestoft


  1. Published
  2. It is time to optimise the management of latent tuberculosis infection in children

    Nordholm, A. C. & Lillebaek, Troels, 2021, In: European Respiratory Journal. 57, 4, 2004438.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Long-term risk of tuberculosis among migrants according to migrant status: a cohort study

    Kristensen, K. L., Ravn, Pernille, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Hargreaves, S., Nellums, L. B., Friedland, J. S., Andersen, P. H., Nørredam, Marie Louise & Lillebaek, Troels, 1 Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 49, 3, p. 776-785 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Lungeinfektioner med nontuberkuløse mykobakterier

    Fløe, A., Hermansen, T. S., Lillebaek, Troels & Hilberg, O., 2016, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 178, 14, p. 1328-1331 4 p., V01160049.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms in clinical tuberculosis

    Søborg, C., Madsen, H. O., Andersen, Å. B., Lillebaek, Troels, Kok-Jensen, A. & Garred, Peter, 1 Sep 2003, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 188, 5, p. 777-782 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Mental illness, substance abuse, and tuberculosis risk

    Nordholm, A. C., Andersen, A. B., Wejse, C., Norman, A., Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn, Andersen, P. H., Koch, A. & Lillebaek, Troels, 2023, In: Journal of Infection. 86, 5, p. e135-e137 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  7. Molecular and genomic typing for tuberculosis surveillance: A survey study in 26 European countries

    Survey study group, S. S. G., Mar 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 3, 16 p., e0210080.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Molecular epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron BA.2 sub-lineage in Denmark, 29 November 2021 to 2 January 2022

    Fonager, J., Bennedbæk, M., Bager, P., Wohlfahrt, J., Ellegaard, K. M., Ingham, A. C., Edslev, S. M., Stegger, M., Sieber, R. N., Lassauniere, R., Fomsgaard, A., Lillebaek, T., Svarrer, C. W., Møller, F. T., Møller, C. H., Legarth, R., Sydenham, T. V., Steinke, K., Paulsen, S. J., Castruita, J. A. S. & 15 others, Schneider, Uffe Vest, Schouw, C. H., Nielsen, X. C., Overvad, M., Nielsen, R. T., Marvig, R. L., Pedersen, M. S., Nielsen, L., Nilsson, L. L., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Tarpgaard, I. H., Ebsen, T. S., Lam, J. U. H., Gunalan, V. & Rasmussen, M., 2022, In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 27, 10, 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Molecular evidence of endogenous reactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis after 33 years of latent infection

    Lillebaek, Troels, Dirksen, A., Baess, I., Strunge, B., Thomsen, V. & Andersen, Å. B., 1 Feb 2002, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 185, 3, p. 401-404 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Molekulární epidemiologie tuberkulózy vĕznů

    Kubín, M., Lillebaek, Troels, Polanecký, V., Kozáková, B., Svecová, Z., Papíková, E. & Vobora, A., Feb 2003, In: Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie. 52, 1, p. 3-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Molekulární epidemiologie tuberkulózy vězňů

    Kubín, M., Lillebaek, Troels, Polanecký, V., Kozáková, B., Švecová, Z., Papíková, E. & Vobora, A., 2003, In: Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie. 52, 1, p. 3-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Mortality, risk factors, and causes of death among people with tuberculosis in Denmark, 1990-2018

    Nordholm, A. C., Andersen, A. B., Wejse, C., Norman, A., Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn, Andersen, P. H., Lillebaek, Troels & Koch, A., 2023, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 130, p. 76-82 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: treatment outcome in Denmark, 1992-2007

    Bang, D., Lillebaek, Troels, Thomsen, V. Ø. & Andersen, A. B., 1 Apr 2010, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 42, 4, p. 288-93 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler units in Denmark related to isolates from the United States and United Kingdom

    Svensson, E., Jensen, E. T., Rasmussen, E. M., Folkvardsen, D. B., Norman, A. & Lillebaek, Troels, Mar 2017, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23, 3, p. 507-509 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype

    Lillebaek, Troels, Andersen, Å. B., Dirksen, A., Glynn, J. R. & Kremer, K., Dec 2003, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 9, 12, p. 1553-1557 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: Mining the fourth international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification, population genetics and epidemiology

    Brudey, K., Driscoll, J. R., Rigouts, L., Prodinger, W. M., Gori, A., Al-Hajoj, S. A., Allix, C., Aristimuño, L., Arora, J., Baumanis, V., Binder, L., Cafrune, P., Cataldi, A., Cheong, S., Diel, R., Ellermeier, C., Evans, J. T., Fauville-Dufaux, M., Ferdinand, S., De Viedma, D. G. & 30 others, Garzelli, C., Gazzola, L., Gomes, H. M., Guttierez, M. C., Hawkey, P. M., Van Helden, P. D., Kadival, G. V., Kreiswirth, B. N., Kremer, K., Kubin, M., Kulkarni, S. P., Liens, B., Lillebaek, Troels, Ho, M. L., Martin, C., Martin, C., Mokrousov, I., Narvskaïa, O., Yun, F. N., Naumann, L., Niemann, S., Parwati, I., Rahim, Z., Rasolofo-Razanamparany, V., Rasolonavalona, T., Rossetti, M. L., Rüsch-Gerdes, S., Sajduda, A., Samper, S. & Shemyakin, I. G., 6 Mar 2006, In: BMC Microbiology. 6, 23.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak strain of Danish origin spreading at worrying rates among Greenland-born persons in Denmark and Greenland

    Lillebaek, Troels, Andersen, A. B., Rasmussen, E. M., Kamper-Jorgensen, Z., Pedersen, M. K., Bjorn-Mortensen, K., Ladefoged, K. & Thomsen, V. O., Dec 2013, In: Journal of clinical microbiology. 51, 12, p. 4040-4044 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Nontuberculous mycobacteria in Greenland: Novel epidemiological insights from a high-tuberculosis-incidence setting

    Hermansen, T. S., Gelvan, A. D. & Lillebaek, Troels, Jun 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55, 6, p. 1966-1967 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Nye og genopdagede medikamenter til behandling af tuberkulose

    Kraef, C., Lillebaek, Troels, Andersen, Å. B. & Kirk, Ole, 2022, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 184, 10, 6 p., V10210783.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Occupational tuberculosis in Denmark through 21 years analysed by nationwide genotyping

    Pedersen, M. K., Andersen, A. B., Andersen, P. H., Svensson, E., Jensen, S. G. & Lillebaek, Troels, Apr 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 4, 9 p., e0153668.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Point-of-care glycated hemoglobin a1c testing for the identification of hyperglycemia severity among individuals with dual tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in Tanzania

    Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Alkabab, Y., Ntinginya, N. E., Affenaar, J., Heysell, S. K., Ramaiya, K. L., Lillebaek, Troels, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mpagama, S. G. & Mmbaga, B. T., 2023, In: International journal of mycobacteriology. 12, 4, p. 429-435 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Predictors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome in Denmark 2009–2014

    Holden, I. K., Lillebaek, Troels, Seersholm, N., Andersen, P. H., Wejse, C. & Johansen, I. S., 1 Dec 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 8 p., 12995.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Pregnancy and post-partum tuberculosis: a nationwide register-based case-control study, Denmark, 1990 to 2018

    Nordholm, A. C., Suppli, C. H., Norman, A., Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn, Ertberg, P., Koch, A., Lillebaek, Troels & Andersen, A. B., 2022, In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 27, 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Prevalence of Beijing genotype in Latvian multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

    Tracevska, T., Jansone, I., Baumanis, V., Marga, O. & Lillebaek, Troels, Nov 2003, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 7, 11, p. 1097-1103 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Probable long-term prevalence for a predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of a Beijing genotype in Colon, Panama

    Acosta, F., Norman, A., Sambrano, D., Batista, V., Mokrousov, I., Shitikov, E., Jurado, J., Mayrena, M., Luque, O., Garay, M., Solis, L., Munoz, P., Folkvardsen, D. B., Lillebaek, Troels, Perez-Lago, L., Goodridge, A. & Garcia de Viedma, D., 2021, In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68, 4, p. 2229-2238 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Prognostic value of interferon-γ release assays, a population-based study from a TB low-incidence country

    Hermansen, T. S., Lillebaek, Troels, Kristensen, K. L., Andersen, P. H. & Ravn, P., 1 Jul 2016, In: Thorax. 71, 7, p. 652-658 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Protocol for establishing an Adaptive Diseases control Expert Programme in Tanzania (ADEPT) for integrating care of communicable and non-communicable diseases using tuberculosis and diabetes as a case study

    Mpagama, S. G., Ramaiya, K., Lillebaek, Troels, Mmbaga, B. T., Sumari-de Boer, M., Ntinginya, N. E., Alffenaar, J., Heysell, S. K., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 4, 8 p., e041521.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Pulmonal bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection two years after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin installation

    Harbjerg, J. L., Bjerre, C. C., Lillebaek, Troels & Weinreich, U. M., 15 Dec 2014, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 176, 25, p. 42-43 2 p., V07120381.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Pulmonary infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria

    Fløe, A., Hermansen, T. S., Lillebaek, Troels & Hilberg, O., 20 Jun 2016, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 178, 25, p. 2-5 4 p., V01160049.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Reactivation of tuberculosis during immunosuppressive treatment in a patient with a positive QuantiFERON-RD1 test

    Ravn, Pernille, Munk, M. E., Andersen, A. B., Lundgren, B., Nielsen, L. N., Lillebaek, Troels, Soerensen, I. J., Andersen, P. & Weldingh, K., 2004, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 36, 6-7, p. 499-501 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Recurrent tuberculosis in Denmark: relapse vs. re-infection

    Bang, D., Andersen, Å. B., Thomsen, O. & Lillebaek, Troels, 1 Apr 2010, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 14, 4, p. 447-53 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Recurrent tuberculosis in patients infected with the predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak strain in Denmark. New insights gained through whole genome sequencing

    Folkvardsen, D. B., Norman, A., Rasmussen, E. M., Lillebaek, Troels, Jelsbak, L. & Andersen, Å. B., Jun 2020, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 80, 104169.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Reporting of interferon-gamma release assay results close to cut-off values

    ERLTB-Net-2 network, E. N., 2021, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 25, 1, p. 66-68 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Resistent tuberkulose i Europa

    Lundgren, B., Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan, Johansen, I. S. & Lillebaek, Troels, 8 Oct 2001, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 163, 41, p. 5641-5643 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Results from 8 yrs of susceptibility testing of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Denmark

    Thomsen, V. O., Bauer, J., Lillebaek, Troels & Glismann, S., 2000, In: European Respiratory Journal. 16, 2, p. 203-208 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Review of tuberculosis treatment outcome reporting system in Denmark, a retrospective study cohort study from 2009 through 2014

    Holden, I. K., Andersen, P. H., Wejse, C., Lillebaek, Troels & Johansen, I. S., 2020, In: B M C Health Services Research. 20, 7 p., 83.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in a low-incidence country due to immigration from high-incidence areas

    Lillebaek, Troels, Andersen, A. B., Bauer, J., Dirksen, A., Glismann, S., De Haas, P. & Kok-Jensen, A., 2001, In: Journal of clinical microbiology. 39, 3, p. 855-861 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Risk of hospitalisation associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant versus delta variant in Denmark: an observational cohort study

    Bager, P., Wohlfahrt, J., Bhatt, S., Stegger, M., Legarth, R., Møller, C. H., Skov, R. L., Valentiner-Branth, P., Voldstedlund, M., Fischer, T. K., Simonsen, L., Kirkby, N. S., Thomsen, M. K., Spiess, K., Marving, E., Larsen, N. B., Lillebaek, T., Ullum, H., Mølbak, K., Krause, T. G. & 28 others, Edslev, S. M., Sieber, R. N., Ingham, A. C., Overvad, M., Agermose Gram, M., Kristensen Lomholt, F., Hallundbæk, L., Hjorth Espensen, C., Gubbels, S., Karakis, M., Lauenborg Møller, K., Schytte Olsen, S., Harboe, Zitta F B Barrella, Klint Johannesen, C., van Wijhe, M., Holler, J. G., Dessau, R. B. C., Barfred Friis, M., Fuglsang-Damgaard, D., Pinholt, M., Vognbjerg Sydenham, T., Coia, J. E., Marmolin, E. S., Fomsgaard, A., Fonager, J., Rasmussen, M., Cohen, A. & the Omicron-Delta study group, T. O. S. G., 2022, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22, 7, p. 967-976 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Risk of sensitization in healthy adults following repeated administration of rdESAT-6 skin test reagent by the Mantoux injection technique

    Lillebaek, Troels, Bergstedt, W., Tingskov, P. N., Thierry-Carstensen, B., Aggerbeck, H., Hoff, S. T., Weldingh, K., Andersen, P., Soborg, B., Thomsen, V. O. & Andersen, A. B., 2009, In: Tuberculosis. 89, 2, p. 158-62 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Routes of M. tuberculosis transmission among merchant seafarers

    Hansen, Henrik Lundstrøm, Henrik Andersen, P. & Lillebaek, Troels, Oct 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38, 10, p. 882-887 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Screening for TB by sputum culture in high-risk groups in Copenhagen, Denmark: A novel and promising approach

    Jensen, S. G., Olsen, N. W., Seersholm, N., Lillebaek, Troels, Wilcke, T., Pedersen, M. K. & Kok-Jensen, A., 1 Oct 2015, In: Thorax. 70, 10, p. 979-983 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Set-up and validation of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using BioNumerics software

    Pedersen, M. K., Andersen, A. B., Folkvardsen, D. B., Rasmussen, E. M., Svensson, E., Lillebaek, Troels & Supply, P., Oct 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 10, 5 p., e0205336.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Shortening isolation of patients with suspected tuberculosis by using polymerase chain reaction analysis: A nationwide cross-sectional study

    Fløe, A., Hilberg, O., Thomsen, V. Ø., Lillebaek, Troels & Wejse, C., 1 Nov 2015, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61, 9, p. 1365-1373 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Social determinants of tuberculosis: a nationwide case-control study, Denmark, 1990-2018

    Nordholm, A. C., Andersen, A. B., Wejse, C., Norman, A., Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn, Andersen, P. H., Koch, A. & Lillebaek, Troels, 2022, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 51, 5, p. 1446–1456 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Spacer oligonucleotide typing of bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Recommendations for standardised nomenclature

    Dale, J. W., Brittain, D., Cataldi, A. A., Cousins, D., Crawford, J. T., Driscoll, J., Heersma, H., Lillebaek, Troels, Quitugua, T., Rastogi, N., Skuce, R. A., Sola, C., Van Soolingen, D. & Vincent, V., 2001, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 5, 3, p. 216-219 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Stability of DNA Patterns and Evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Reactivation Occurring Decades after the Initial Infection

    Lillebaek, Troels, Dirksen, A., Vynnycky, E., Baess, I., Thomsen, V. & Andersen, Å. B., 1 Oct 2003, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 188, 7, p. 1032-1039 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Substantial molecular evolution and mutation rates in prolonged latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in humans

    Lillebaek, Troels, Norman, A., Rasmussen, E. M., Marvig, R. L., Folkvardsen, D. B., Andersen, Å. B. & Jelsbak, L., 1 Nov 2016, In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 306, 7, p. 580-585 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Successful Direct Whole Genome Sequencing and Revivification of Freeze-Dried Nontuberculous Mycobacteria after More than Half a Century of Storage

    Iversen, X. E. S., Norman, A., Folkvardsen, D. B., Svensson, E., Rasmussen, E. M. & Lillebaek, Troels, 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 3, 9 p., e0031022.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. The effectiveness of bcg vaccination in preventing mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in greenland

    Michelsen, S. W., Soborg, B., Koch, A., Carstensen, L., Hoff, S. T., Agger, E. M., Lillebaek, Troels, Sørensen, H. C. F., Wohlfahrt, J. & Melbye, M., Sep 2014, In: Thorax. 69, 9, p. 851-856 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. The epidemiology of bacille Calmette–Guérin infections after bladder instillation from 2002 through 2017: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

    Larsen, E. S., Nordholm, A. C., Lillebaek, Troels, Holden, I. K. & Johansen, I. S., 1 Dec 2019, In: BJU International. 124, 6, p. 910-916 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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