Martin Holmbom

Adjunct Associate Professor

Publications

2026

Jesper Bonnedahl, Karl-Johan Lundstrom, Erik Lampa, David Robinson, Johan Stranne, Stefan Carlsson, Magnus Wagenius, Adam Linder, Joakim Ortegren, Anders Andreasson, Martin Holmbom, Pär Stattin, Johan Styrke (2026)

Risk of infectious complications after transperineal prostate biopsy compared to transrectal biopsy: nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden Scandinavian journal of urology, Vol. 61, p. 44-50 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.2340/sju.v61.45537

Anders Andreasson, Anita Hällgren, Petros Georgeoulas, Jon Forsberg, Jon Fridriksson, Gabriel Granåsen, Karl-johan Lundström, Sven Resare, Beatrice Backman Lönn, Magnus Grabe, Pär Stattin, Johan Stranne, Martin Holmbom, Martin Sundqvist, Johan Styrke (2026)

Fosfomycin versus ciprofloxacin for transrectal prostate biopsy: An open randomised controlled multicentre drug trial JOURNAL OF CLINICAL UROLOGY, Vol. 19, p. 170-177 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20514158251376398

2025

Elin Kalén, Charlotte Ginstman, Fredrik Liedberg, Oskar Hagberg, Martin Holmbom, Tomas Jerlström, Staffan Jahnson, Truls Gårdmark, Viveka Ströck, Lars Holmberg, Christel Häggström, Firas Aljabery (2025)

Incidence and risk factors for postoperative vaginal events following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: a nationwide population-based study BJU International, Vol. 136, p. 1128-1136 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bju.70004

Vidar Möller, Jenny Welander, Maud Nilsson, Mai Thi-Huyen Nguyen, Martin Holmbom, Håkan Hanberger, Lennart E Nilsson, Åse Östholm, Bjorn Berglund (2025)

Virulence factors and outcomes in bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli ST131-H30Rx in a Swedish county BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol. 25, Article 1103 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11519-9

Kristina Hasselgren, Ali Bencherki, Jennifer Short, Anna Bendler, Yumer Mehriban, Mats Fredrikson, Per-Olof Lundgren, Martin Holmbom (2025)

Survival outcomes and risk factors for liver and pancreatic metastases in renal cell carcinoma after curative nephrectomy BMC Urology, Vol. 25, Article 123 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12894-025-01802-x

Research

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Division of Surgery, Orthopedics and Oncology (KOO)

We carry out research in the fields of experimental orthopedics, surgery and oncology.

News

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in petri dish.

Antibiotic resistance still low but growing

The problems of antibiotic resistance and blood poisoning are both growing globally. But what’s the situation like in Sweden? In his dissertation, Martin Holmbom has investigated the extent of these problems using data from the Östergötland region.

Organisation

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.