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W G Boersma

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Terpstra L, Altenburg J, Doodeman H, Pineros Y, Lutter R, Heijerman H, et al.
BMC Pulm Med . 2023 Apr; 23(1):151. PMID: 37118704
Background: Long term macrolide treatment has been found beneficial in bronchiectasis (BE) -pathogical bronchial dilatation- possibly due to a combined anti-bacterial and immunomodulatory effect. The exact mechanism of inflammatory response...
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Terpstra L, Altenburg J, Bronsveld I, Doodeman H, Rozemeijer W, Heijerman H, et al.
Contemp Clin Trials Commun . 2022 Dec; 30:101045. PMID: 36531900
Background: Patients with bronchiectasis typically suffer from chronic symptoms such as a productive cough with or without exacerbations leading to hospitalization, causing reduced quality of life (QoL) and mortality. Long-term...
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Zeevat F, van der Schans J, Boersma W, Boersma C, Postma M
Vaccine . 2019 Sep; 37(43):6282-6284. PMID: 31515151
Recently, the Dutch Health Council advised on elderly pneumococcal vaccination favouring the conventional polysaccharide vaccine over the novel conjugated vaccine. This advice was strongly inspired by a cost-effectiveness analysis considered...
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van Schaik M, Duijkers R, Paternotte N, Jansen R, Rozemeijer W, van der Reijden W, et al.
Mol Biol Rep . 2018 Dec; 46(1):1013-1021. PMID: 30569391
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The current diagnostic microbial standard detects S. pneumoniae in less than 30% of CAP cases. A quantitative polymerase chain...
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Wiersinga W, Bonten M, Boersma W, Jonkers R, Aleva R, Kullberg B, et al.
Neth J Med . 2018 Jan; 76(1):4-13. PMID: 29380739
The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy in collaboration with the Dutch Association of Chest Physicians, the Dutch Society for Intensive Care and the Dutch College of General Practitioners have...
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Altenburg J, Wortel K, van der Werf T, Boersma W
Neth J Med . 2015 May; 73(4):147-54. PMID: 25968285
This review article describes the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup and treatment options in adult non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis (widening of mainly small and medium-sized bronchi as seen on chest...
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Huijts S, Boersma W, Grobbee D, Gruber W, Jansen K, Kluytmans J, et al.
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2014 Jul; 20(12):1316-22. PMID: 24975428
The aim of this study was to quantify the value of clinical predictors available in the emergency department (ED) in predicting Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)....
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Huijts S, van Werkhoven C, Boersma W, Buijs J, Buunk G, Compaijen C, et al.
Neth J Med . 2014 Jan; 71(10):502-7. PMID: 24394734
Introduction: According to the Dutch guidelines, severity of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) (mild, moderate-severe, severe) should be based on either PSI, CURB65 or a 'pragmatic' classification. In the last mentioned,...
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van der Eerden M, Boersma W
Thorax . 2013 Aug; 68(11):1068. PMID: 23908129
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Wiersinga W, Bonten M, Boersma W, Jonkers R, Aleva R, Kullberg B, et al.
Neth J Med . 2012 Mar; 70(2):90-101. PMID: 22418758
The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB) and the Dutch Association of Chest Physicians (NVALT) convened a joint committee to develop evidence-based guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of...