Search Results - "Ruijs, L."

Under-vaccinated groups in Europe and their beliefs, attitudes and reasons for non-vaccination; two systematic reviews by Fournet, N, Mollema, L, Ruijs, W L, Harmsen, I A, Keck, F, Durand, J Y, Cunha, M P, Wamsiedel, M, Reis, R, French, J, Smit, E G, Kitching, A, van Steenbergen, J E

“…Despite effective national immunisation programmes in Europe, some groups remain incompletely or un-vaccinated ('under-vaccinated'), with underserved…”
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Adolescent and parental decision-making for the MenACWY vaccination: influential predictors and parental-adolescent differences among households in the Netherlands by Oostdijk, C, Ferreira, J A, Ruijs, W L M, Mollema, L, Van Zoonen, K

“…Between 2015 and 2018 The Netherlands experienced increases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) serogroup W (MenW). Therefore in 2018 the MenACWY…”
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Studies into the mechanism of measles-associated immune suppression during a measles outbreak in the Netherlands by Laksono, Brigitta M., de Vries, Rory D., Verburgh, R. Joyce, Visser, Eline G., de Jong, Alwin, Fraaij, Pieter L. A., Ruijs, Wilhemina L. M., Nieuwenhuijse, David F., van den Ham, Henk-Jan, Koopmans, Marion P. G., van Zelm, Menno C., Osterhaus, Albert D. M. E., de Swart, Rik L.

“…Measles causes a transient immune suppression, leading to increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. In experimentally infected non-human primates…”
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Large measles epidemic in the Netherlands, May 2013 to March 2014: changing epidemiology by Woudenberg, Tom, van Binnendijk, Rob S, Sanders, Elisabeth A M, Wallinga, Jacco, de Melker, Hester E, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Hahné, Susan J M

“…Since the early 1990s, the Netherlands has experienced several large measles epidemics, in 1992-94, 1999-2000 and in 2013-14. These outbreaks mainly affected…”
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Decision-making on maternal pertussis vaccination among women in a vaccine-hesitant religious group: Stages and needs by de Munter, Anne C, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Ruiter, Robert A C, van Nimwegen, Dagmar J J, Oerlemans, Anke J M, Ginkel, Rijk van, Hulscher, Marlies E J L, Hautvast, Jeannine L A

“…As of December 2019, pregnant women in the Netherlands are offered pertussis vaccination to protect their newborn infant against pertussis infection. However,…”
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Considerable doubt about rubella screening and vaccination among unvaccinated orthodox protestant women: a mixed-methods study by de Munter, Anne C, Hautvast, Jeannine L A, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Ruiter, Robert A C, Hulscher, Marlies E J L

“…Women who are susceptible to rubella are advised to vaccinate against rubella to prevent infection in future pregnancies, and thus avert the risk of congenital…”
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How to increase awareness of additional vaccinations; the case of maternal pertussis vaccination by van Zoonen, K, Ruijs, W. L. M, De Melker, H. E, Bongers, M. E. J, Mollema, L

“…Abstract Background Effective and safe vaccines are available outside national immunization programs (NIP). Increased awareness and vaccine uptake can improve…”
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Determinants of HPV-vaccination uptake and subgroups with a lower uptake in the Netherlands by de Munter, A.C, Klooster, T. M. Schurink-van t, van Lier, A, Akkermans, R, de Melker, H.E, Ruijs, W.L.M

“…Abstract Background In the Netherlands, the HPV-vaccine uptake was 52% during the 2009 catch-up campaign (birth cohorts 1993–1996). This increased to 61% in…”
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Optical Monitoring of the Magnetization Switching of Single Synthetic-Antiferromagnetic Nanoplatelets with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy by Adhikari, S., Li, J., Wang, Y., Ruijs, L., Liu, J., Koopmans, B., Orrit, M., Lavrijsen, R.

“…Synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoplatelets (NPs) with a large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (SAF-PMA NPs) have a large potential in future local mechanical…”
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Evaluation of the surveillance system for invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the Netherlands, 2004–2016 by Brandwagt, Diederik A. H, van der Ende, Arie, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L. M, de Melker, Hester E, Knol, Mirjam J

“…Abstract Background Enhanced surveillance for confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) was introduced in the Netherlands in 2003, in which…”
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How orthodox protestant parents decide on the vaccination of their children: a qualitative study by Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Hautvast, Jeannine L A, van Ijzendoorn, Giovanna, van Ansem, Wilke J C, van der Velden, Koos, Hulscher, Marlies E J L

“…Despite high vaccination coverage, there have recently been epidemics of vaccine preventable diseases in the Netherlands, largely confined to an orthodox…”
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Social-psychological determinants of maternal pertussis vaccination acceptance during pregnancy among women in the Netherlands by Anraad, Charlotte, Lehmann, Birthe A., Visser, Olga, van Empelen, Pepijn, Paulussen, Theo G.W., Ruiter, Robert A.C., Kamp, Laura, van der Maas, Nicoline A.T., Barug, Daantje, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L.M., de Melker, Hester E., Mollema, Liesbeth, van Keulen, Hilde M.

“…Maternal Pertussis Vaccination (MPV) during pregnancy became part of the National Immunization Program in the Netherlands late 2019. This study aims to…”
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Immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis A and hepatitis B among adult asylum seekers in the Netherlands, 2016 by Freidl, Gudrun S., Tostmann, Alma, Curvers, Moud, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L.M., Smits, Gaby, Schepp, Rutger, Duizer, Erwin, Boland, Greet, de Melker, Hester, van der Klis, Fiona R.M., Hautvast, Jeannine L.A., Veldhuijzen, Irene K.

“…•Seroprotection levels against VPDs among adult asylum seekers are generally high.•Measles seroprotection was below the 95% elimination threshold except for…”
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Deciding about maternal pertussis vaccination: associations between intention, and needs and values in a vaccine-hesitant religious group by de Munter, Anne C., Hautvast, Jeannine L.A., Ruijs, Wilhelmina L.M., Henri Spaan, D., Hulscher, Marlies E.J.L., Ruiter, Robert A.C.

“…•Maternal pertussis vaccination (MPV) uptake is subjected to vaccine hesitancy.•56% of the women would be undecided about accepting if being offered the…”
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Religious subgroups influencing vaccination coverage in the Dutch Bible belt: an ecological study by Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Hautvast, Jeannine L A, van der Velden, Koos, de Vos, Sjoerd, Knippenberg, Hans, Hulscher, Marlies E J L

“…The Netherlands has experienced epidemics of vaccine preventable diseases largely confined to the Bible belt, an area where -among others- orthodox protestant…”
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The role of religious leaders in promoting acceptance of vaccination within a minority group: a qualitative study by Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Hautvast, Jeannine L A, Kerrar, Said, van der Velden, Koos, Hulscher, Marlies E J L

“…Although childhood vaccination programs have been very successful, vaccination coverage in minority groups may be considerably lower than in the general…”
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Negative attitude and low intention to vaccinate universally against varicella among public health professionals and parents in the Netherlands: two internet surveys by van Lier, Alies, Tostmann, Alma, Harmsen, Irene A, de Melker, Hester E, Hautvast, Jeannine L A, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M

“…Prior to introduction of universal varicella vaccination, it is crucial to gain insight into the willingness to vaccinate among the population. This is because…”
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An unusual outbreak in the Netherlands: community-onset impetigo caused by a meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with additional resistance to fusidic acid, June 2018 to January 2020 by Vendrik, Karuna E W, Kuijper, Ed J, Dimmendaal, Marieke, Silvis, Welmoed, Denie-Verhaegh, Els, de Boer, Annemarie, Postma, Bent, Schoffelen, Annelot F, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Koene, Fleur M H P A, Petrignani, Mariska, Hooiveld, Mariëtte, Witteveen, Sandra, Schouls, Leo M, Notermans, Daan W

“…In this retrospective observational study, we analysed a community outbreak of impetigo with meticillin-resistant (MRSA), with additional resistance to fusidic…”
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A GSM/EDGE/WCDMA Adaptive Series-LC Matching Network Using RF-MEMS Switches by van Bezooijen, A., de Jongh, M.A., Chanlo, C., Ruijs, L., van Straten, F., Mahmoudi, R., van Roermund, A.

“…To preserve link quality of mobile phones, under fluctuating user conditions, an adaptively controlled series-LC matching circuit is presented for multi-band…”
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Estimation of vaccine efficacy and critical vaccination coverage in partially observed outbreaks by van Boven, Michiel, Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M, Wallinga, Jacco, O'Neill, Philip D, Hahné, Susan

“…Classical approaches to estimate vaccine efficacy are based on the assumption that a person's risk of infection does not depend on the infection status of…”
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