Karina Frahm Kirk

Karina Frahm Kirk is a Clinical Associate Professor at Aalborg University Hospital, affiliated with the Department of Infectious Diseases under The Faculty of Medicine. She specializes in microbiology, gastroenterology, and infectious diseases, with a focus on inflammatory bowel diseases, fecal microbiota transplantation, and antibiotic therapies. Her research includes studies on Campylobacter species and their roles in chronic conditions like pouchitis and microscopic colitis. She has contributed to randomized controlled trials, such as the MicroPouch trial for chronic pouchitis and the GNB5 trial for Gram-negative bacteraemia. Her work also involves validating diagnostic codes for febrile conditions. Dr. Kirk collaborates on datasets related to Campylobacter genetics and microbiota changes in clinical settings.