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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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SWAB/NVALT (Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy and Dutch Association of Chest Physicians) Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults by WIERSINGA, W. J, BONTEN, M. J, SACHS, A. P. E, PRINS, J. M, BOERSMA, W. G, JONKERS, R. E, ALEVA, R. M, KULLBERG, B. J, SCHOUTEN, J. A, DEGENER, J. E, JANKNEGT, R, VERHEIJ, T. J

“…The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB) and the Dutch Association of Chest Physicians (NVALT) convened a joint committee to develop evidence-based…”
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Development of a site-specific ecological risk assessment for contaminated sites: Part I. A multi-criteria based system for the selection of ecotoxicological tests and ecological observations by Critto, Andrea, Torresan, Silvia, Semenzin, Elena, Giove, Silvio, Mesman, Miranda, Schouten, A.J., Rutgers, M., Marcomini, Antonio

“…A two modules Decision Support System (DSS-ERAMANIA) was developed in order to support the site-specific Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for contaminated…”
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Observational and Simulated Evidence of Ecological Shifts within the Soil Nematode Community of Agroecosystems under Conventional and Organic Farming by Ch. Mulder, De Zwart, D., Van Wijnen, H. J., Schouten, A. J., Breure, A. M.

“…1. Soil sustainability implies a sufficient diversity and abundance of organisms to perform soil functions and to resist environmental stress. Previous studies…”
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Influence of SERTPR and STin2 in the serotonin transporter gene on the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in depression: a systematic review by SMITS, K. M, SMITS, L. J. M, SCHOUTEN, Jsag, STELMA, F. F, NELEMANS, P, PRINS, M. H

“…Large differences in clinical response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are observed in depressive patients with different genotypes…”
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Preparation of a polyurethane scaffold for tissue engineering made by a combination of salt leaching and freeze-drying of dioxane by HEIJKANTS, R. G. J. C, VAN TIENEN, T. G, DE GROOT, J. H, PENNINGS, A. J, BUMA, P, VETH, R. P. H, SCHOUTEN, A. J

“…In the past several types of synthetic porous materials have been made as meniscus reconstruction materials. Most of these materials lacked a good combination…”
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Design, synthesis and properties of a degradable polyurethane scaffold for meniscus regeneration by Heijkants, R G J C, van Calck, R V, De Groot, J H, Pennings, A J, Schouten, A J, van Tienen, T G, Ramrattan, N, Buma, P, Veth, R P H

“…Longitudinal lesions in menisci are among the most frequent orthopedic problems of the knee. Repair by simple techniques is only limited to the vascular part…”
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QTc prolongation during erythromycin used as prokinetic agent in ICU patients by Fiets, RB, Bos, JM, Donders, ART, Bruns, M, Lamfers, EJP, Schouten, JA, Kramers, C

“…BackgroundHigh-dose erythromycin used as antibiotic prolongs QTc interval. Low-dose erythromycin is frequently used as a prokinetic agent, especially in…”
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Electromechanical Properties of an Ultrathin Layer of Directionally Aligned Helical Polypeptides by Jaworek, T., Neher, D., Wegner, G., Wieringa, R. H., Schouten, A. J.

“…The electromechanical properties of a monomolecular film of poly-γ-benzyl-L-glutamate (PBLG) 15 nanometers thick grafted at the carboxyl-terminal end to a flat…”
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Dissimilar response of plant and soil biota communities to long-term nutrient addition in grasslands by van der Wal, A, Geerts, R. H. E. M, Korevaar, H, Schouten, A. J, op Akkerhuis, G. A. J. M. Jagers, Rutgers, M, Mulder, C

“…The long-term effect of fertilizers on plant diversity and productivity is well known, but long-term effects on soil biota communities have received relatively…”
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Polyurethane scaffold formation via a combination of salt leaching and thermally induced phase separation by Heijkants, R. G. J. C., van Calck, R. V., van Tienen, T. G., de Groot, J. H., Pennings, A. J., Buma, P., Veth, R. P. H., Schouten, A. J.

“…Porous scaffolds have been made from twopolyurethanes based on thermally induced phase separation of polymer dissolved in a DMSO/water mixture in combination…”
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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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Novel polyurethanes with interconnected porous structure induce in vivo tissue remodeling and accompanied vascularization by Jovanovic, D., Engels, G. E., Plantinga, J. A., Bruinsma, M., van Oeveren, W., Schouten, A. J., van Luyn, M. J. A., Harmsen, M. C.

“…Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have furnished a vast range of modalities to treat either damaged tissue or loss of soft tissue or its function…”
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Nephrotoxicity of concomitant piperacillin/tazobactam and teicoplanin compared with monotherapy by Workum, J D, Kramers, C, Kolwijck, E, Schouten, J A, de Wildt, S N, Brüggemann, R J

“…Piperacillin/tazobactam combined with vancomycin has been associated with a decline in renal function when compared with monotherapy. Teicoplanin is a…”
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Management of infected pancreatic necrosis in the intensive care unit: a narrative review by Wolbrink, D.R.J., Kolwijck, E., Ten Oever, J., Horvath, K.D., Bouwense, S.A.W., Schouten, J.A.

“…Severe acute pancreatitis is marked by organ failure and (peri)pancreatic necrosis with local complications such as infected necrosis. Infection of these…”
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Meniscal replacement in dogs. Tissue regeneration in two different materials with similar properties by Tienen, T. G., Heijkants, R. G. J. C., de Groot, J. H., Schouten, A. J., Pennings, A. J., Veth, R. P. H., Buma, P.

“…In earlier studies, meniscal replacement with a porous polymer implant led to regeneration of neo‐meniscal tissue. To evaluate the influence of the chemical…”
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The association between diabetes status, HbA1c, diabetes duration, microvascular disease, and bone quality of the distal radius and tibia as measured with high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography—The Maastricht Study by de Waard, E. A. C., de Jong, J. J. A., Koster, A., Savelberg, H. H. C. M., van Geel, T. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., Schram, M. T., Dagnelie, P. C., van der Kallen, C. J., Sep, S. J. S., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Schaper, N. C., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schouten, J. S. A. G., Geusens, P. P. M. M., van den Bergh, J. P. W.

“…Summary In this small cross-sectional study of predominantly well-treated participants with relatively short-term type 2 diabetes duration, HbA1c > 7%…”
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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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A survey on antimicrobial stewardship prerequisites, objectives and improvement strategies: systematic development and nationwide assessment in Dutch acute care hospitals by Kallen, M C, Ten Oever, J, Prins, J M, Kullberg, B J, Schouten, J A, Hulscher, M E J L

“…Stewardship guidelines define three essential building blocks for successful hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs): stewardship prerequisites,…”
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