Incidence of skin and soft tissue infections in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006–2022
The incidence of SSTIs in DGP and OOH services in Norway declined over the study period, except for elderly and persons with multimorbidity. As the population is increasingly older and multimorbid, such infections may represent a growing challenge in the future.
Authors
- Knut‐Arne Wensaas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-7843)
- Knut Eirik Eliassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-4276)
- Knut Erik Emberland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1635-7894)
- Guri Rørtveit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-2169)
- Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-7404)
- M. Fossum
- Leo Larsen
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2026.2649331
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00