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Curriculum
Thomas Benfield
Professor, overlæge, dr.med.
Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling
Hvidovre Hospital / Københavns Universitet
47 år, lægevidenskabelig embedseksamen fra Københavns Universitet i 1992, speciallægeanerkendelse i infektionsmedicin i 2005, og dr.med. i 2003.
Klinisk uddannelse
Ansættelse ved reumatologisk afdeling, infektionsmedicinsk afdeling, Kirurgisk gastroenterologisk afdeling, almen medicinsk afdeling, lungemedicinsk afdeling, nefrologisk afdeling, onkologisk afdeling samt supplerende mikrobiologisk ansættelse.
Forskningsansættelse ved Hospital Hospital og National Institutes of Health, USA.
Videnskabelige aktiviteter
Har publiceret mere end 120 originalartikler, oversigter og lærebogskapitler. H-faktor 30.
Assisterende redaktør, ugeskrift for Læger / Danish Medical Journal. Editorial board, HIV Clinical Trials. Medlem af editorial advisory board ved Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reviewer ved 10 tidsskrifter.
Samarbejde med en række nationale og internationale forskningsgrupper og programmer, bl.a. Danish Staphylococcal Study Group (styregruppemedlem 2002-); Nordic HIV Clinical Research Network (medstifter 2005-); Danish Bacteremia Outcome Study Group (DABOSG) (medstifter 2006-); PCPgene (medstifter 2005-); Eurosida (medlem af koordineringsgruppen 1994-2006); Pneumocystis and Pneumocystosis Research’, European Concerted Action. (1996-2000); Human Pneumocystis carinii infection in immunocompetent hosts: a public health issue in Europe. European Concerted Action (Co-leader 2000- ); Genome-wide scan of childhood pneumococcal meningitis, samarbejde med Klinisk epidemiologisk afdeling, Århus Universitet; Statens Serum Institut; og Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University; Genetisk analyse af HIV-relateret sygdom, samarbejde med University College London, London.
Expertises
Professor of infectious diseases at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and attending physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen. Assistant editor of The Journal of the Danish Medical Association.
Main research areas
Research areas include HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis.
Current research
Current research projects focus on susceptibility to infections (viral hepatitis and invasive bacterial disease) through genetic and epidemiological studies. Other focus is on randomized controlled trials of antimicrobial therapy for sepsis and pneumonia.
Potential conflicts of interest
None
External positions
University of Copenhagen
2005 → …
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Adding a tonsil specimen to a throat swab does not improve the detection rate of SARS-CoV-2 - a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Hartvigsen, B., Jakobsen, K. K., Benfield, T., Gredal, N. T., Ersbøll, A. K., Grønlund, M. W., Bundgaard, H., Andersen, M. P., Steenhard, N., von Buchwald, C. & Todsen, T., Feb 2026, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 114, 2, 117168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Association of Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Antibodies with Prevalent and De Novo Hypertension in People With HIV
Nikolova, K. A., Møller, D. L., Loft, J. A., Suarez-Zdunek, M. A., Kirkby, N., Benfield, T., Martin-Iguacel, R., Knudsen, A. D. & Nielsen, S. D., 1 Feb 2026, In: AIDS. 40, 2, p. 198-203 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Circulating HBV RNA and hepatitis B core-related antigen as determinants of HBsAg loss in persons with HIV in Europe
Begré, L., Boyd, A., Plissonnier, M.-L., Testoni, B., Béguelin, C., Suter-Riniker, F., Scholtès, C., Rockstroh, J. K., Lacombe, K., Peters, L., Heil, M., Levrero, M., Rauch, A., Zoulim, F., Wandeler, G., Swiss HIV Cohort Study, EuroSIDA and French HIV/HBV and Biliver cohorts, EuroSIDA Study Group & French HIV/HBV and Biliver cohorts, Feb 2026, In: JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology. 8, 2, p. 101671 101671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diagnostic performance of upper airway sampling sites for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza testing
Lopez-Perez, M., Benfield, T., Jakobsen, K. K., Dal, M. H., Stange, S. D., Ersbøll, A. K., Larsen, H., Berger, S. S., Gredal, T., Buchwald, C. V., Kirkby, N. & Todsen, T., 6 Jan 2026, In: Microbiology spectrum. 14, 1, p. e0221225 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ethnic Differences in Symptom Burden, Work and Daily Life: A Study of Long COVID Patients in Denmark
Goldschmidt, M. I., Mkoma, G. F., Petersen, J. H., Agyemang, C., Rostila, M., Thaning, P., Hansen, E. F., Benfield, T. & Norredam, M., 29 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of General Internal Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review