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Self-triage for acute primary care via a smartphone application: Practical, safe and efficient? by Verzantvoort, Natascha C M, Teunis, Teun, Verheij, Theo J M, van der Velden, Alike W

“…Since the start of out-of-hours (OOH) primary care clinics, the number of patient consultations has been increasing. Triage plays an important role in patient…”
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Are patient views about antibiotics related to clinician perceptions, management and outcome? A multi-country study in outpatients with acute cough by Coenen, Samuel, Francis, Nick, Kelly, Mark, Hood, Kerenza, Nuttall, Jacqui, Little, Paul, Verheij, Theo J M, Melbye, Hasse, Goossens, Herman, Butler, Christopher C

“…Outpatients with acute cough who expect, hope for or ask for antibiotics may be more unwell, benefit more from antibiotic treatment, and be more satisfied with…”
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Implementation of a tailored multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail older adults (ImpresU) in four European countries: a process evaluation alongside a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial by Hartman, Esther A R, Groen, Wim G, Heltveit-Olsen, Silje Rebekka, Lindbæk, Morten, Høye, Sigurd, Lithén, Sara Sofia, Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Sundvall, Sofia, Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Egill, Gunnarsson, Ronny, Kowalczyk, Anna, Godycki-Cwirko, Maciej, van de Pol, Alma C, Platteel, Tamara N, Monnier, Annelie A, Verheij, Theo J M, Hertogh, Cees M P M

“…We previously performed a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) in general practices and older adult care organizations in Poland, the…”
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The Value of a Checklist for Child Abuse in Out-of-Hours Primary Care: To Screen or Not to Screen by Schouten, Maartje C M, van Stel, Henk F, Verheij, Theo J M, Houben, Michiel L, Russel, Ingrid M B, Nieuwenhuis, Edward E S, van de Putte, Elise M

“…To assess the diagnostic value of the screening instrument SPUTOVAMO-R2 (checklist, 5 questions) for child abuse at Out-of-hours Primary Care locations (OPC),…”
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Methenamine hippurate to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in older women: protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (ImpresU) by Heltveit-Olsen, Silje Rebekka, Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Gunnarsson, Ronny, Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Egill, Kowalczyk, Anna, Godycki-Cwirko, Maciek, Platteel, Tamara N, Koning, Hilde A M, Groen, Wim G, Åhrén, Christina, Grude, Nils, Verheij, Theo J M, Hertogh, Cees M P M, Lindbaek, Morten, Hoye, Sigurd

“…IntroductionMethenamine hippurate is a urinary antiseptic used as preventive treatment for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in some Scandinavian…”
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Using point-of-care C-reactive protein to guide antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents (UPCARE): study design of a cluster randomized controlled trial by Boere, Tjarda M, van Buul, Laura W, Hopstaken, Rogier M, Veenhuizen, Ruth B, van Tulder, Maurits W, Cals, Jochen W L, Verheij, Theo J M, Hertogh, Cees M P M

“…Antibiotics are over-prescribed for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in nursing home residents due to diagnostic uncertainty. Inappropriate antibiotic…”
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Effectiveness of physician-targeted interventions to improve antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections by van der Velden, Alike W, Pijpers, Eefje J, Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M, Tonkin-Crine, Sarah K G, Little, Paul, Verheij, Theo J M

“…Antibiotic use and concomitant resistance are increasing. Literature reviews do not unambiguously indicate which interventions are most effective in improving…”
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Evaluation of a web-based intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing for LRTI in six European countries: quantitative process analysis of the GRACE/INTRO randomised controlled trial by Yardley, Lucy, Douglas, Elaine, Anthierens, Sibyl, Tonkin-Crine, Sarah, O'Reilly, Gilly, Stuart, Beth, Geraghty, Adam W A, Arden-Close, Emily, van der Velden, Alike W, Goosens, Herman, Verheij, Theo J M, Butler, Chris C, Francis, Nick A, Little, Paul

“…To reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance, there is a pressing need for worldwide implementation of effective interventions to promote more prudent…”
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Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in adult outpatients by Pakhale, Smita, Mulpuru, Sunita, Verheij, Theo J M, Kochen, Michael M, Rohde, Gernot G U, Bjerre, Lise M

“…Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is the third leading cause of death worldwide and the first leading cause of death in low-income countries…”
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The impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care: a retrospective cohort study by Su, Tanly, Broekhuizen, Berna D. L., Verheij, Theo J. M., Rockmann, Heike

“…Background Suspected penicillin allergy (Pen‐A) is often not verified by diagnostic testing. In third line penicillin allergy labels were associated with…”
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External Validation of Prediction Models for Pneumonia in Primary Care Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis by Schierenberg, Alwin, Minnaard, Margaretha C, Hopstaken, Rogier M, van de Pol, Alma C, Broekhuizen, Berna D L, de Wit, Niek J, Reitsma, Johannes B, van Vugt, Saskia F, Graffelman, Aleida W, Melbye, Hasse, Rainer, Timothy H, Steurer, Johann, Holm, Anette, Gonzales, Ralph, Dinant, Geert-Jan, de Groot, Joris A H, Verheij, Theo J M

“…Pneumonia remains difficult to diagnose in primary care. Prediction models based on signs and symptoms (S&S) serve to minimize the diagnostic uncertainty…”
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Age related differences in dynamics of specific memory B cell populations after clinical pertussis infection by van Twillert, Inonge, van Gaans-van den Brink, Jacqueline A M, Poelen, Martien C M, Helm, Kina, Kuipers, Betsy, Schipper, Maarten, Boog, Claire J P, Verheij, Theo J M, Versteegh, Florens G A, van Els, Cécile A C M

“…For a better understanding of the maintenance of immune mechanisms to Bordetella pertussis (Bp) in relation to age, we investigated the dynamic range of…”
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The Use of Innovative Two-Component Cluster Analysis and Serodiagnostic Cut-Off Methods to Estimate Prevalence of Pertussis Reinfections by van Twillert, Inonge, Bonačić Marinović, Axel A, van Gaans-van den Brink, Jacqueline A M, Kuipers, Betsy, Berbers, Guy A M, van der Maas, Nicoline A T, Verheij, Theo J M, Versteegh, Florens G A, Teunis, Peter F M, van Els, Cécile A C M

“…Bordetella pertussis circulates even in highly vaccinated countries affecting all age groups. Insight into the scale of concealed reinfections is important as…”
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Development of a clinical prediction rule for sepsis in primary care: protocol for the TeSD-IT study by Loots, Feike J, Hopstaken, Rogier, Jenniskens, Kevin, Frederix, Geert W J, van de Pol, Alma C, Van den Bruel, Ann, Oosterheert, Jan Jelrik, van Zanten, Arthur R H, Smits, Marleen, Verheij, Theo J M

“…Early recognition and treatment of sepsis is crucial to prevent detrimental outcomes. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first healthcare providers to…”
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Diagnosing pneumonia in patients with acute cough: clinical judgment compared to chest radiography by VAN VUGT, Saskia F, VERHEIJ, Theo J. M, DE JONG, Pim A, BUTLER, Chris C, HOOD, Kerenza, COENEN, Samuel, GOOSSENS, Herman, LITTLE, Paul, BROEKHUIZEN, Berna D. L

“…Pneumonia is often diagnosed and treated empirically. We set out to determine the diagnostic accuracy of clinical judgment based on signs and symptoms to…”
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Discrepancies between qualitative and quantitative evaluation of randomised controlled trial results: achieving clarity through mixed methods triangulation by Tonkin-Crine, Sarah, Anthierens, Sibyl, Hood, Kerenza, Yardley, Lucy, Cals, Jochen W L, Francis, Nick A, Coenen, Samuel, van der Velden, Alike W, Godycki-Cwirko, Maciek, Llor, Carl, Butler, Chris C, Verheij, Theo J M, Goossens, Herman, Little, Paul

“…Mixed methods are commonly used in health services research; however, data are not often integrated to explore complementarity of findings. A triangulation…”
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Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Dutch primary care in relation to patient age and clinical entities by Akkerman, Annemiek E., van der Wouden, Johannes C., Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M., Dieleman, Jeanne P., Verheij, Theo J. M.

“…Objectives: To obtain detailed information on current prescribing rates of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in Dutch general practice and…”
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Effect of an action plan with ongoing support by a case manager on exacerbation-related outcome in patients with COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Trappenburg, Jaap C A, Monninkhof, Evelyn M, Bourbeau, Jean, Troosters, Thierry, Schrijvers, Augustinus J P, Verheij, Theo J M, Lammers, Jan-Willem J

“…An individualised action plan (AP) is a potentially effective method of helping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to recognise and…”
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The Opportunity of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in General Practice: Modelling the Effects on Antimicrobial Resistance by van der Pol, Simon, Jansen, Danielle E. M. C., van der Velden, Alike W., Butler, Christopher C., Verheij, Theo J. M., Friedrich, Alex W., Postma, Maarten J., van Asselt, Antoinette D. I.

“…Objectives Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health threat associated with antibiotic consumption. Community-acquired acute respiratory tract…”
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Cost-effectiveness of adult pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in the Netherlands by Mangen, Marie-Josée J, Rozenbaum, Mark H, Huijts, Susanne M, van Werkhoven, Cornelis H, Postma, Douwe F, Atwood, Mark, van Deursen, Anna M M, van der Ende, Arie, Grobbee, Diederick E, Sanders, Elisabeth A M, Sato, Reiko, Verheij, Theo J M, Vissink, Conrad E, Bonten, Marc J M, de Wit, G Ardine

“…The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults (CAPiTA) demonstrated the efficacy of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in…”
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