An integrated stewardship model: antimicrobial, infection prevention and diagnostic (AID)

…, PN Panday, JR Lo-Ten-Foe, S Assen… - Future …, 2016 - Future Medicine
Considering the threat of antimicrobial resistance and the difficulties it entails in treating
infections, it is necessary to cross borders and approach infection management in an integrated, …

Efficacy of antibiotic suppressive therapy in patients with a prosthetic joint infection

…, JM Nijman, GA Kampinga, S Assen… - Journal of Bone and …, 2017 - jbji.copernicus.org
Introduction: For chronic prosthetic joint infections (PJI), complete removal of the infected
prosthesis is necessary in order to cure the infection. Unfortunately, a subgroup of patients is …

2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

…, MW Heijstek, N Agmon-Levin, S Van Assen… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for vaccination
in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) published …

Humoral responses after influenza vaccination are severely reduced in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab

S Van Assen, A Holvast, CA Benne… - … : Official Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yearly influenza vaccination is recommended.
However, its efficacy in patients treated with rituximab is unknown. The objectives of …

Points to consider for reporting, screening for and preventing selected comorbidities in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in daily practice: a EULAR initiative

…, S Oliver, A Rubbert-Roth, S van Assen… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
In chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases
and infections are suboptimally prevented, screened for and managed. The objective of this …

Diagnostic value of imaging in infective endocarditis: a systematic review

…, PP van Geel, RHJA Slart, S van Assen… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Sensitivity and specificity of the modified Duke criteria for native valve endocarditis are both
suboptimal, at approximately 80%. Diagnostic accuracy for intracardiac prosthetic material-…

Improving the Diagnostic Performance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron-Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Prosthetic Heart Valve Endocarditis

…, EHJG Aarntzen, J Bucerius, S Van Assen… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography/computed
tomography (PET/CT) was recently introduced as a new tool for the diagnosis of prosthetic heart …

Efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic literature review for the 2019 …

…, J Walker, K Warnatz, NM Wulffraat, S Van Assen… - RMD open, 2019 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Aim To present a systematic literature review (SLR) on efficacy, immunogenicity and safety
of vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD), …

Incidence and prevalence of vaccine preventable infections in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD): a systemic literature review …

V Furer, C Rondaan, M Heijstek, S Van Assen, M Bijl… - RMD open, 2019 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aims of this study were to update the evidence on the incidence and prevalence
rates of vaccine preventable infections (VPI) in patients with autoimmune inflammatory …

Point of view on the vaccination against COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

V Furer, C Rondaan, N Agmon-Levin, S Van Assen… - RMD open, 2021 - rmdopen.bmj.com
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an unmet clinical need for the guidelines on
vaccination of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). This position …