Anders Bäckman

Articles in journals

• Rasmussen, G. , Asfaw Idosa, B. , Monecke, S. , Bäckman, A. , Strålin, K. , Särndahl, E. & Söderquist, B. (2019). Caspase-1 Inflammasome Activity in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Microbiology and immunology, 63 (12), 487-499.
• Makdoumi, K. , Hedin, M. & Bäckman, A. (2019). Different photodynamic effects of blue light with and without riboflavin on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and human keratinocytes in vitro. Lasers in Medical Science, 34 (9), 1799-1805.
• Gili, N. J. , Norén, T. , Törnquist, E. , Crafoord, S. & Bäckman, A. (2018). Preoperative preparation of eye with chlorhexidine solution significantly reduces bacterial load prior to 23-gauge vitrectomy in Swedish health care. BMC Ophthalmology, 18.
• Rasmussen, G. , Cajander, S. , Bäckman, A. , Källman, J. , Söderquist, B. & Strålin, K. (2017). Expression of HLA-DRA and CD74 mRNA in whole blood during the course of complicated and uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Microbiology and immunology, 61 (10), 442-451.
• Makdoumi, K. , Goodrich, R. & Bäckman, A. (2017). Photochemical eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by blue light activation of riboflavin. Acta Ophthalmologica, 95 (5), 498-502.
• Makdoumi, K. & Bäckman, A. (2016). Photodynamic UVA-riboflavin bacterial elimination in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 44 (7), 582-586.
• Cajander, S. , Tina, E. , Bäckman, A. , Magnuson, A. , Strålin, K. , Söderquist, B. & Källman, J. (2016). Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Measurement of HLA-DRA Gene Expression in Whole Blood Is Highly Reproducible and Shows Changes That Reflect Dynamic Shifts in Monocyte Surface HLA-DR Expression during the Course of Sepsis. PLOS ONE, 11 (5).
• Ahlstrand, E. , Bäckman, A. , Persson, L. , Mölling, P. , Tidefelt, U. & Söderquist, B. (2014). Evaluation of a PCR method to determine the clinical significance of blood cultures with Staphylococcus epidermidis in patients with hematological malignancies. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), 122 (6), 539-544.
• Bäckman, A. , Makdoumi, K. , Mortensen, J. & Crafoord, S. (2014). The efficiency of cross-linking methods in eradication of bacteria is influenced by the riboflavin concentration and the irradiation time of ultraviolet light. Acta Ophthalmologica, 92 (7), 656-661.
• Makdoumi, K. , Bäckman, A. , Mortensen, J. , Magnuson, A. & Crafoord, S. (2013). Comparison of UVA- and UVA/riboflavin-induced growth inhibition of Acanthamoeba Castellanii. Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 251 (2), 509-514.
• Cajander, S. , Bäckman, A. , Tina, E. , Strålin, K. , Söderquist, B. & Källman, J. (2013). Preliminary results in quantitation of HLA-DRA by real-time PCR: a promising approach to identify immunosuppression in sepsis. Critical Care, 17 (5).
• Ohlin, A. , Bäckman, A. , Ewald, U. , Schollin, J. & Björkqvist, M. (2012). Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by broad-range 16S real-time polymerase chain reaction. Neonatology, 101 (4), 241-246.
• Makdoumi, K. , Bäckman, A. , Mortensen, J. & Crafoord, S. (2010). Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of photo-activated riboflavin using ultraviolet light (UVA). Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 248 (2), 207-212.
• Ohlin, A. , Bäckman, A. , Söderquist, B. , Wingren, S. & Björkqvist, M. (2010). Rapid typing of neonatal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates using polymerase chain reaction for repeat regions in surface protein genes. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 29 (6), 699-704.
• Makdoumi, K. , Bäckman, A. & Crafoord, S. (2010). Response to: Bactericidal effect of photo-activated riboflavin using UVA. Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 248 (5), 757-758.
• Falk, L. , Lindberg, M. , Jurstrand, M. , Bäckman, A. , Olcén, P. & Fredlund, H. (2003). Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis would improve contact tracing. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 30 (3), 205-210.
• Jurstrand, M. , Falk, L. , Fredlund, H. , Lindberg, M. , Olcén, P. , Andersson, S. , Persson, K. , Albert, J. & et al. (2001). Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 genotypes among sexually transmitted disease patients in Sweden. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 39 (11), 3915-3919.

Conference papers

• Cajander, S. , Stammler Jaliff, B. , Somell, A. , Bäckman, A. , Alpkvist, H. , Özenci, V. , Wernerman, J. & Strålin, K. (2018). HLA-DRA and CD74 on intensive care unit admission related to outcome in sepsis. In:  Critical Care. Paper presented at 38th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Brussels, Belgium, 20-23 March, 2018. BioMed Central.

Manuscripts

• Rasmussen, G. , Asfaw Idosa, B. , Bäckman, A. , Monecke, S. , Strålin, K. , Särndahl, E. & Söderquist, B. Caspase-1 Inflammasome Activity in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia.
• Rasmussen, G. , Cajander, S. , Bäckman, A. , Källman, J. , Söderquist, B. & Strålin, K. Expression of HLA-DRA and CD74 mRNA in whole blood during the course of complicated and uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.