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Use of a smartphone app to inform healthcare workers of hospital policy during a pandemic such as COVID-19: A mixed methods observational study by Helou, R I, Waltmans-den Breejen, C M, Severin, J A, Hulscher, M E J L, Verbon, A

“…To evaluate the use of a COVID-19 app containing relevant information for healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals and to determine user experience. A smartphone…”
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Clinical condition and comorbidity as determinants for blood culture positivity in patients with skin and soft-tissue infections by van Daalen, F. V., Kallen, M. C., van den Bosch, C. M. A., Hulscher, M. E. J. L., Geerlings, S. E., Prins, J. M.

“…The utility of performing blood cultures in patients with a suspected skin infection is debated. We investigated the association between blood culture…”
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A survey to identify barriers of implementing an antibiotic checklist by van Daalen, F. V., Geerlings, S. E., Prins, J. M., Hulscher, M. E. J. L.

“…A checklist is an effective implementation tool, but addressing barriers that might impact on the effectiveness of its use is crucial. In this paper, we…”
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Appropriate antibiotic use for patients with complicated urinary tract infections in 38 Dutch Hospital Departments: a retrospective study of variation and determinants by Spoorenberg, V, Geerlings, S E, Geskus, R B, de Reijke, T M, Prins, J M, Hulscher, M E J L

“…Appropriate antibiotic use in patients with complicated urinary tract infections can be measured by a valid set of nine quality indicators (QIs). We evaluated…”
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Which determinants should be targeted to increase influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers in nursing homes? by Looijmans-van den Akker, I, van Delden, J.J.M, Verheij, Th.J.M, van Essen, G.A, van der Sande, M.A.B, Hulscher, M.E, Hak, E

“…Abstract Although health care workers (HCWs) have been recommended to be immunized against influenza, vaccine uptake remains low. So far, research on…”
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How to measure quantitative antibiotic use in order to support antimicrobial stewardship in acute care hospitals: a retrospective observational study by Kallen, Marlot C., Natsch, S., Opmeer, B. C., Hulscher, M. E. J. L., Schouten, J. A., Prins, J. M., van der Linden, Paul

“…A cornerstone of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is monitoring quantitative antibiotic use. Frequently used metrics are defined daily dose (DDD) and…”
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Adequacy of an evidence-based treatment guideline for complicated urinary tract infections in the Netherlands and the effectiveness of guideline adherence by Spoorenberg, V., Prins, J. M., Stobberingh, E. E., Hulscher, M. E. J. L., Geerlings, S. E.

“…Guideline recommendations on empirical antibiotic treatment are based on the literature, expert opinion, expected pathogens and resistance data, but their…”
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Perioperative diabetes care: room for improving the person centredness by Hommel, I., van Gurp, P. J., Tack, C. J., Liefers, J., Mulder, J., Wollersheim, H., Hulscher, M. E. J. L.

“…Aims Person centredness is an important principle for delivering high‐quality diabetes care. In this study, we assess the level of person centredness of…”
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Development of Quality Indicators for the Antibiotic Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: A First Step to Measure and Improve Care by Hermanides, H.S., Hulscher, M.E.J.L., Schouten, J.A., Prins, J.M., Geerlings, S.E.

“…Background. Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) is important. The aim of this study was to develop a set of valid,…”
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Effects of a multi-faceted program to increase influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers in nursing homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial by Looijmans-van den Akker, I, van Delden, J.J.M, Verheij, Th.J.M, van der Sande, M.A.B, van Essen, G.A, Riphagen-Dalhuisen, J, Hulscher, M.E, Hak, E

“…Abstract Despite the recommendation of the Dutch association of nursing home physicians (NVVA) to be immunized against influenza, vaccine uptake among HCWs in…”
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Cost-effectiveness of five different anti-tumour necrosis factor tapering strategies in rheumatoid arthritis: a modelling study by Verhoef, LM, Bos, DPG, van den Ende, CHM, van den Hoogen, FHJ, Fautrel, B, Hulscher, ME, Kievit, W, den Broeder, AA

“…Objective: To investigate the cost-effectiveness of five different tumour necrosis factor inhibitor tapering strategies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…”
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Development of quality indicators for monitoring of the disease course in rheumatoid arthritis by van Hulst, L T C, Fransen, J, den Broeder, A A, Grol, R, van Riel, P L C M, Hulscher, M E J L

“…To suppress rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' disease activity, it should be periodically measured and patients should be treated on the basis of the disease…”
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A tailored implementation strategy to reduce the duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia: a controlled before-and-after study by Engel, M. F., Bruns, A. H. W., Hulscher, M. E. J. L., Gaillard, C. A. J. M., Sankatsing, S. U. C., Teding van Berkhout, F., Emmelot-Vonk, M. H., Kuck, E. M., Steeghs, M. H. M., den Breeijen, J. H., Stellato, R. K., Hoepelman, A. I. M., Oosterheert, J. J.

“…We previously showed that 40 % of clinically stable patients hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are not switched to oral therapy in a timely…”
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Antibiotic stewardship: does it work in hospital practice? A review of the evidence base by Hulscher, M.E.J.L., Prins, J.M.

“…Guidelines for developing and implementing stewardship programmes include recommendations on appropriate antibiotic use to guide the stewardship team’s choice…”
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Predicting Bioavailability of Sediment-Associated Organic Contaminants for Diporeia spp. and Oligochaetes by Landrum, Peter F, Robinson, Sander D, Gossiaux, Duane C, You, Jing, Lydy, Michael J, Mitra, Siddhartha, ten Hulscher, Theodora E. M

“…Biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAF) were calculated for Diporeia spp. and oligochaete worms exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic…”
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High-quality care for all children with cancer by Knops, R.R.G, Hulscher, M.E.J.L., Hermens, R.P.M.G., Hilbink-Smolders, M., Loeffen, J.L., Kollen, W.J.W, Kaspers, G.J.L, Caron, H.N., Kremer, L.C.M

“…Providing high-quality care for children with cancer could improve treatment outcomes, survival and quality of life of the children and parents. The aim of…”
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Quality of Antibiotic Use for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections at Hospitals: (How) Can We Measure It? by Schouten, J. A., Hulscher, M. E. J. L., Wollersheim, H., Braspennning, J., Kullberg, B. J., van der Meer, J. W. M., Grol, R. P. T. M.

“…Background. To assess and improve the quality of antibiotic use in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute exacerbation of chronic…”
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Follow-up of patients with urinary tract infections discharged from the emergency department: a mixed methods study by Tuinte, R A M, van Zanten, M D, Takamura, T, Schoffelen, T, Schouten, J A, Hulscher, M E J L, Hoogerwerf, J J, ten Oever, J

“…Abstract Objectives To evaluate the quality of culture follow-up after emergency department (ED) discharge in patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs)…”
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Kinetics of adsorption and desorption of some organochlorine compounds on black carbon in a sediment by Vrind, Bea A., ten Hulscher, Theodora E. M., van Noort, Paul C. M.

“…Rate constants for adsorption and desorption of four organochlorine compounds on black carbon in a sediment were determined from measurements of the rate of…”
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Slow and very slow desorption of organic compounds from sediment: influence of sorbate planarity by van Noort, Paul C.M, Cornelissen, Gerard, ten Hulscher, Theodora E.M, Vrind, Bea A, Rigterink, Henk, Belfroid, Angelique

“…The kinetics of desorption of in situ chlorobenzenes, PAHs, and PCBs from four different sediments was studied employing Tenax beads as an infinite sink for…”
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