Ulf R. Dahle
@ulfdahle.bsky.social
Specialist Director
Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Personal posts, not employer’s views.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-7917
Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Personal posts, not employer’s views.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-7917
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How do we bridge the gap from AMR surveillance to real impact?
Join top international experts in Oslo on Nov 6 to discuss One Health, policy, IPC & microbiome innovations.
Domus Bibliotheca, UiO
Program & free registration:
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Join top international experts in Oslo on Nov 6 to discuss One Health, policy, IPC & microbiome innovations.
Domus Bibliotheca, UiO
Program & free registration:
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Antimicrobial resistance: Steps Towards a Safer One Health Future
- University of Oslo
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. Join leading international experts in Oslo to explore how research, policy, innovation and global collaboration can help.
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September 19, 2026 at 4:35 AM
How do we bridge the gap from AMR surveillance to real impact?
Join top international experts in Oslo on Nov 6 to discuss One Health, policy, IPC & microbiome innovations.
Domus Bibliotheca, UiO
Program & free registration:
share.google/l7lG8wbUIUw5...
Join top international experts in Oslo on Nov 6 to discuss One Health, policy, IPC & microbiome innovations.
Domus Bibliotheca, UiO
Program & free registration:
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Big week for our lab, another publication is out!
#dentistry has a strategic position in the fight against AMR, yet is under-leveraged because of shortcomings in policy and education.
@antimicrobial.bsky.social
@amr-twilight.bsky.social
@ulfdahle.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#dentistry has a strategic position in the fight against AMR, yet is under-leveraged because of shortcomings in policy and education.
@antimicrobial.bsky.social
@amr-twilight.bsky.social
@ulfdahle.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
mGem: Dentistry is strategically positioned yet underleveraged in the battle against antimicrobial resistance | mBio
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the most significant global health threats
of the 21st century, compromising the effectiveness of antibiotics that underpin modern medicine,
surgery, transplant...
journals.asm.org
August 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Big week for our lab, another publication is out!
#dentistry has a strategic position in the fight against AMR, yet is under-leveraged because of shortcomings in policy and education.
@antimicrobial.bsky.social
@amr-twilight.bsky.social
@ulfdahle.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#dentistry has a strategic position in the fight against AMR, yet is under-leveraged because of shortcomings in policy and education.
@antimicrobial.bsky.social
@amr-twilight.bsky.social
@ulfdahle.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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50% of ICU patients in a Dhaka hospital acquired #AMR, leading to >90% mortality among confirmed infections.
Targeted #IPC measures in the NICU slashed bloodstream infections by 86%
Ref:
Adult ICU study: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NICU intervention study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Targeted #IPC measures in the NICU slashed bloodstream infections by 86%
Ref:
Adult ICU study: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NICU intervention study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Difficult-to-treat resistant Gram-negative bacteria and genomic resemblances between colonization and infection among patients in an intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh | Mic...
This study underscores the growing threat posed by difficult-to-treat resistant Gram-negative
bacteria (DTR-GNB) in intensive care units. Nearly half of critically ill patients
were colonized, with a ...
journals.asm.org
July 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM
50% of ICU patients in a Dhaka hospital acquired #AMR, leading to >90% mortality among confirmed infections.
Targeted #IPC measures in the NICU slashed bloodstream infections by 86%
Ref:
Adult ICU study: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NICU intervention study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Targeted #IPC measures in the NICU slashed bloodstream infections by 86%
Ref:
Adult ICU study: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
NICU intervention study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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#AMR is hitting infants, ICUs, and low-resource settings hard.
Tackling pediatric AMR requires updated treatment guidelines w/local data, improved ICU IPC & vaccination, expand targeted stewardship, rapid diagnostics, and global access to child-friendly antibiotics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Tackling pediatric AMR requires updated treatment guidelines w/local data, improved ICU IPC & vaccination, expand targeted stewardship, rapid diagnostics, and global access to child-friendly antibiotics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Childhood Antimicrobial Resistance With Global Forecasts
This cross-sectional study evaluates antimicrobial resistance to World Health Organization–designated priority pathogens among children.
jamanetwork.com
July 21, 2026 at 6:18 AM
#AMR is hitting infants, ICUs, and low-resource settings hard.
Tackling pediatric AMR requires updated treatment guidelines w/local data, improved ICU IPC & vaccination, expand targeted stewardship, rapid diagnostics, and global access to child-friendly antibiotics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Tackling pediatric AMR requires updated treatment guidelines w/local data, improved ICU IPC & vaccination, expand targeted stewardship, rapid diagnostics, and global access to child-friendly antibiotics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
This behavior is borrowing from the future to pay for today's selfishness.
It is like maxing out a high-interest credit card to enjoy an immediate, care-free lifestyle. The massive hidden debt will eventually have to be paid by the entire community when #AMR develops.
www.kqed.org/science/2001...
It is like maxing out a high-interest credit card to enjoy an immediate, care-free lifestyle. The massive hidden debt will eventually have to be paid by the entire community when #AMR develops.
www.kqed.org/science/2001...
San Francisco Celebrates Morning-After Pill for STIs. Other Countries Warn of Antibiotic Resistance | KQED
Sexual freedom is booming in San Francisco with the city’s broad offering of Doxy PEP. But doctors worry this approach may risk making these drugs less effective in the future.
www.kqed.org
July 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This behavior is borrowing from the future to pay for today's selfishness.
It is like maxing out a high-interest credit card to enjoy an immediate, care-free lifestyle. The massive hidden debt will eventually have to be paid by the entire community when #AMR develops.
www.kqed.org/science/2001...
It is like maxing out a high-interest credit card to enjoy an immediate, care-free lifestyle. The massive hidden debt will eventually have to be paid by the entire community when #AMR develops.
www.kqed.org/science/2001...
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Change happens from the ground up.
When policymakers remain passive, let's put our hope in the people.
Consumer and environmental organizations are taking legal action to stop the use of human antibiotics in industrial farming.
#AMR #OneHealth
earthjustice.org/wp-content/u...
When policymakers remain passive, let's put our hope in the people.
Consumer and environmental organizations are taking legal action to stop the use of human antibiotics in industrial farming.
#AMR #OneHealth
earthjustice.org/wp-content/u...
earthjustice.org
June 25, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Change happens from the ground up.
When policymakers remain passive, let's put our hope in the people.
Consumer and environmental organizations are taking legal action to stop the use of human antibiotics in industrial farming.
#AMR #OneHealth
earthjustice.org/wp-content/u...
When policymakers remain passive, let's put our hope in the people.
Consumer and environmental organizations are taking legal action to stop the use of human antibiotics in industrial farming.
#AMR #OneHealth
earthjustice.org/wp-content/u...
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Welcome for complicated UTIs w/ resistant bugs but oral carbapenem lower the last barrier protecting this important antibiotic class Convenience for patients must not become convenience for prescribers, otherwise we may pay with increased carbapenem resistance
#AMR
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
#AMR
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
FDA approves new oral antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections
Utebzi is the first oral carbapenem antibiotic approved in the US.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
June 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Welcome for complicated UTIs w/ resistant bugs but oral carbapenem lower the last barrier protecting this important antibiotic class Convenience for patients must not become convenience for prescribers, otherwise we may pay with increased carbapenem resistance
#AMR
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
#AMR
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
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Highly unusual & concerning: The 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR in Nigeria has been postponed at short notice. Reason is the WHO PHEIC declaration for the Ebola outbreak in DRC/Uganda. Full understanding for prioritizing acute response. #AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
June 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Highly unusual & concerning: The 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR in Nigeria has been postponed at short notice. Reason is the WHO PHEIC declaration for the Ebola outbreak in DRC/Uganda. Full understanding for prioritizing acute response. #AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
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The U.S. decision to re-engage with #GAVI
during the #Ebola outbreak could be a positive development.
The key question is whether this signals a sustained commitment to global health security or a temporary response to a growing crisis and what engagement will look like.
tinyurl.com/US-and-GAVI
during the #Ebola outbreak could be a positive development.
The key question is whether this signals a sustained commitment to global health security or a temporary response to a growing crisis and what engagement will look like.
tinyurl.com/US-and-GAVI
US to re-engage with Gavi vaccine alliance amid Ebola outbreak, Rubio says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the U.S. would re-engage with the global vaccine alliance Gavi amid the Ebola outbreak in several African countries.
www.reuters.com
June 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The U.S. decision to re-engage with #GAVI
during the #Ebola outbreak could be a positive development.
The key question is whether this signals a sustained commitment to global health security or a temporary response to a growing crisis and what engagement will look like.
tinyurl.com/US-and-GAVI
during the #Ebola outbreak could be a positive development.
The key question is whether this signals a sustained commitment to global health security or a temporary response to a growing crisis and what engagement will look like.
tinyurl.com/US-and-GAVI
Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, over 230 cases in remote communities, highlighting the threat when population immunity gaps open.
Targeted vaccination campaigns and trust-building can slam the door shut on old #infectiousdisease
insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/21/aust...
Targeted vaccination campaigns and trust-building can slam the door shut on old #infectiousdisease
insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/21/aust...
insightplus.mja.com.au
May 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, over 230 cases in remote communities, highlighting the threat when population immunity gaps open.
Targeted vaccination campaigns and trust-building can slam the door shut on old #infectiousdisease
insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/21/aust...
Targeted vaccination campaigns and trust-building can slam the door shut on old #infectiousdisease
insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/21/aust...
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The World Health Assembly has officially adopted the new 10-year Global Action Plan on AMR (GAP-AMR 2026–2036). A crucial decade-long framework uniting human health, agriculture, and environment to secure national financing and curb the global #AMR crisis.
nation.africa/kenya/health...
nation.africa/kenya/health...
New 10 year global action plan adopted to fight drug resistant infections
1.14 million deaths in 2021. 39 million projected by 2050. The world finally has a 10 year plan to stop antimicrobial resistance. But will countries deliver?
nation.africa
May 30, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The World Health Assembly has officially adopted the new 10-year Global Action Plan on AMR (GAP-AMR 2026–2036). A crucial decade-long framework uniting human health, agriculture, and environment to secure national financing and curb the global #AMR crisis.
nation.africa/kenya/health...
nation.africa/kenya/health...
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The next pandemic is the failure of the life-saving drugs we already have.
In Nature, Ben Deighton exposes how unauthorized market vendors and "patient-pleasing" doctors are accelerating #AMR in West Africa, where last-resort drugs are already failing.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In Nature, Ben Deighton exposes how unauthorized market vendors and "patient-pleasing" doctors are accelerating #AMR in West Africa, where last-resort drugs are already failing.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Street sellers and private physicians fuel antibiotic overuse
Limited access to medical professionals and irresponsible prescribing practices are contributing to antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings.
www.nature.com
May 16, 2026 at 5:54 AM
The next pandemic is the failure of the life-saving drugs we already have.
In Nature, Ben Deighton exposes how unauthorized market vendors and "patient-pleasing" doctors are accelerating #AMR in West Africa, where last-resort drugs are already failing.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In Nature, Ben Deighton exposes how unauthorized market vendors and "patient-pleasing" doctors are accelerating #AMR in West Africa, where last-resort drugs are already failing.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Er vi så objektive uten KI som vi liker å tro? 🤔 Og i en digital hverdag: Trenger vi ikke alle litt drahjelp med høfligheten?
Svar til Åke Elden i Forskersonen om hvorfor KI ikke bare er en trussel, men et verktøy for refleksjon, dannelse og bedre kommunikasjon.
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
Svar til Åke Elden i Forskersonen om hvorfor KI ikke bare er en trussel, men et verktøy for refleksjon, dannelse og bedre kommunikasjon.
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
KI er ikke bare en trussel, men også et verktøy for dannelse
DEBATT: Åke Elden reiser viktige spørsmål om hvordan KI former oss, men jeg opplever at han ikke tilstrekkelig anerkjenner at mennesket aldri har vært fullt ut objektiv.
www.forskersonen.no
May 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Er vi så objektive uten KI som vi liker å tro? 🤔 Og i en digital hverdag: Trenger vi ikke alle litt drahjelp med høfligheten?
Svar til Åke Elden i Forskersonen om hvorfor KI ikke bare er en trussel, men et verktøy for refleksjon, dannelse og bedre kommunikasjon.
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
Svar til Åke Elden i Forskersonen om hvorfor KI ikke bare er en trussel, men et verktøy for refleksjon, dannelse og bedre kommunikasjon.
www.forskersonen.no/debattinnleg...
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🦠New Special Issue: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections: Epidemiology and Implementation of Global Strategies
👔Guest Editors: Dr. Ulf Reidar Dahle and Prof. Dr. Belinda Farias Nicolau
🗓️Deadline: 31 August 2026
www.mdpi.com/journal/micr...
👔Guest Editors: Dr. Ulf Reidar Dahle and Prof. Dr. Belinda Farias Nicolau
🗓️Deadline: 31 August 2026
www.mdpi.com/journal/micr...
www.mdpi.com
April 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
🦠New Special Issue: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections: Epidemiology and Implementation of Global Strategies
👔Guest Editors: Dr. Ulf Reidar Dahle and Prof. Dr. Belinda Farias Nicolau
🗓️Deadline: 31 August 2026
www.mdpi.com/journal/micr...
👔Guest Editors: Dr. Ulf Reidar Dahle and Prof. Dr. Belinda Farias Nicolau
🗓️Deadline: 31 August 2026
www.mdpi.com/journal/micr...
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New model alert:
Human nasal microbiota transplanted into germ-free mice. In collaborative work led by Dr. Shekhar (@drsshekhar.bsky.social), this opens the door to causal studies of respiratory microbes, chronic rhinosinusitis, and #AMR.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Human nasal microbiota transplanted into germ-free mice. In collaborative work led by Dr. Shekhar (@drsshekhar.bsky.social), this opens the door to causal studies of respiratory microbes, chronic rhinosinusitis, and #AMR.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6�..
April 27, 2026 at 10:28 AM
New model alert:
Human nasal microbiota transplanted into germ-free mice. In collaborative work led by Dr. Shekhar (@drsshekhar.bsky.social), this opens the door to causal studies of respiratory microbes, chronic rhinosinusitis, and #AMR.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Human nasal microbiota transplanted into germ-free mice. In collaborative work led by Dr. Shekhar (@drsshekhar.bsky.social), this opens the door to causal studies of respiratory microbes, chronic rhinosinusitis, and #AMR.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Over 70% of people believe at least one unproven health claim (vaccines, fluoride, raw milk, etc.), according to a global survey of 16,000 people. Misinformation is widespread, fueled by information overload and growing skepticism of scientific evidence.
#Edelman
www.edelman.com/sites/g/file...
#Edelman
www.edelman.com/sites/g/file...
www.edelman.com
April 23, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Over 70% of people believe at least one unproven health claim (vaccines, fluoride, raw milk, etc.), according to a global survey of 16,000 people. Misinformation is widespread, fueled by information overload and growing skepticism of scientific evidence.
#Edelman
www.edelman.com/sites/g/file...
#Edelman
www.edelman.com/sites/g/file...
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95% of penicillin allergy labels are wrong.
A 40-hospital study shows that Direct Oral Challenges safely "delabel" "penicillin allergic" patients, drastically reducing the use of WHO-restricted antibiotics. Better testing = better antibiotic stewardship.
#AMR
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
A 40-hospital study shows that Direct Oral Challenges safely "delabel" "penicillin allergic" patients, drastically reducing the use of WHO-restricted antibiotics. Better testing = better antibiotic stewardship.
#AMR
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Direct Oral Challenge for Penicillin Allergy: The International Network of Antibiotic Allergy Nations (iNAAN) Study
In this type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study that included 5121 adult inpatients in 40 hospitals across 8 countries, multidisciplinary-led inpa
academic.oup.com
April 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
95% of penicillin allergy labels are wrong.
A 40-hospital study shows that Direct Oral Challenges safely "delabel" "penicillin allergic" patients, drastically reducing the use of WHO-restricted antibiotics. Better testing = better antibiotic stewardship.
#AMR
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
A 40-hospital study shows that Direct Oral Challenges safely "delabel" "penicillin allergic" patients, drastically reducing the use of WHO-restricted antibiotics. Better testing = better antibiotic stewardship.
#AMR
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Huge political shift in Hungary:
Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán, ending 16 years of rule.
Tisza party is set for a constitutional majority, promise to roll back corruption, restore judicial independence, reset relations with the EU.
Lets hope they can deliver.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán, ending 16 years of rule.
Tisza party is set for a constitutional majority, promise to roll back corruption, restore judicial independence, reset relations with the EU.
Lets hope they can deliver.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
www.bbc.com
April 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Huge political shift in Hungary:
Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán, ending 16 years of rule.
Tisza party is set for a constitutional majority, promise to roll back corruption, restore judicial independence, reset relations with the EU.
Lets hope they can deliver.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Péter Magyar defeats Viktor Orbán, ending 16 years of rule.
Tisza party is set for a constitutional majority, promise to roll back corruption, restore judicial independence, reset relations with the EU.
Lets hope they can deliver.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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March 24, 1882 Koch identified the #TB bacterium, launching the breakthroughs that eventually made #tuberculosis treatable. Today TB remains a leading infectious killer, driven by #AMR, gaps in diagnosis and care +social factors: poverty, undernutrition, diabetes, and HIV
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
World TB Day 2026 - Yes! We can End TB! Led by countries. Powered by people.
World TB Day 2026: Yes! We can end TB: Led by countries, powered by people.
www.who.int
March 24, 2026 at 5:21 AM