Louise Sigfrid
ERGO Clinical Research Fellow
Louise Sigfrid is a Clinical Research Fellow and Public Health Specialist, with a main focus to strengthen preparedness to (re-) emerging infectious diseases through clinical research and capacity building.
Louise main focus is the PREPARE (Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-) emerging Epidemics) project, studying incidence risk factors and clinical impact of infections with epidemic potential in Europe with a focus on acute respiratory infections, central nervous system infections, arbovirus and haemorrhagic fever syndromes in hospitalized and primary care patients.
Additionally, Louise supports the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) developing harmonised clinical research tools for characterization of emerging infections globally, including COVID-19.
Louise is lead for the Masters module in Health Protection at Brighton & Sussex Medical School and Honorary Academic Public Health Consultant at PHE.
Recent publications
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Long Covid: a global health issue - a prospective, cohort study set in four continents.
Journal article
Pazukhina E. et al, (2024), BMJ Glob Health, 9
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Prevalence, risk factors, and impact of long COVID in a socially vulnerable community in Brazil: a prospective cohort study
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Azambuja P. et al, (2024), The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 37
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At-admission prediction of mortality and pulmonary embolism in an international cohort of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 using statistical and machine learning methods.
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Mesinovic M. et al, (2024), Sci Rep, 14
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Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital with and without respiratory symptoms.
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Citarella BW. et al, (2024), Heliyon, 10
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Preparedness and response for emerging infectious diseases
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Farnon EC. et al, (2024), Emerging and Re-emerging Infections in Travellers, 19 - 39