Cap-dependent ribosomal scanning occurs on the majority of cellular 5′ UTRs. This process
is severely hampered on long 5′ UTRs, containing AUGs and secondary structure. These …

Background Antibiotic use and concomitant resistance are increasing. Literature reviews do
not unambiguously indicate which interventions are most effective in improving antibiotic …

Background. Numerous studies suggest overprescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract
indications (RTIs), without really authenticating inappropriate prescription; the strict criteria of …

Background Mixed methods are commonly used in health services research; however, data
are not often integrated to explore complementarity of findings. A triangulation protocol is …

Background Antivirals are infrequently prescribed in European primary care for influenza-like
illness, mostly because of perceived ineffectiveness in real world primary care and …

Only certain serotypes of Salmonella represent 99% of all human clinical isolates. We
determined whether the phylogenetic distribution of fimbrial operons would account for the host …

… Joep van den Broek d'Obrenan, Theo JM Verheij, Mattijs E. Numans, Alike W. van der
Velden, Antibiotic use in Dutch primary care: relation between diagnosis, consultation and …

… countries, but rose in the UK, Greece and Poland in the beginning of the pandemic as
compared to the months just before the pandemic (personal communication, Alike van der Velden)…

Introduction Recent reports have highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
incidence of infectious disease illnesses and antibiotic use. This study investigates the effect …

Background To reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance, there is a pressing need for
worldwide implementation of effective interventions to promote more prudent prescribing of …