Merijn Rijk

PHD Candidate - Medical

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Biography

MD PhD, GP in training (AIOTHO)

Research focus: improving prognostication of patients presenting to general practice with lower respiratory tract infections, with a focus on the role of cardiovascular disease and on exploring the opportunities of research with electronic health records data.

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mrijk@umcutrecht.nl

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Recent publications

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Improving the prognostication of lower respiratory tract infections in general practice M.H. Rijk
2026

Comparison of local large language models for extraction of signs and symptoms data from electronic health records Isa Spiero, Merijn H Rijk, Matthew A Scheeres, Frans H Rutten, Geert-Jan Geersing, Tamara N Platteel, Karel G M Moons, Lotty Hooft, Johanna A A Damen, Roderick P Venekamp, Artuur M Leeuwenberg
PLoS ONE, 2026, vol. 21

Excess cardiovascular risk associated with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections Merijn H Rijk, Lonneke A van Vught, Tamara N Platteel, Florien S van Royen, Paul Little, Geert-Jan Geersing, Frans H Rutten, Patricia C J L Bruijning-Verhagen, Roderick P Venekamp
BMC Medicine, 2026, vol. 24

Automated, Point-of-Care mobile flow cytometry B. N. Jukema, T. C. Pelgrim, M. Spoelder, C. C.W.G. Bongers, M. T.E. Hopman, K. Smit, M. H. Rijk, R. P. Venekamp, N. Vrisekoop, L. Koenderman
Heliyon, 2024, vol. 10, p.1-13

Prognostic factors and prediction models for hospitalisation and all-cause mortality in adults presenting to primary care with a lower respiratory tract infection Merijn H. Rijk, Tamara N. Platteel, Teun M.C. van den Berg, Geert Jan Geersing, Paul Little, Frans H. Rutten, Maarten van Smeden, Roderick P. Venekamp
BMJ Open, 2024, vol. 14

Incomplete and possibly selective recording of signs, symptoms, and measurements in free text fields of primary care electronic health records of adults with lower respiratory tract infections Merijn H. Rijk, Tamara N. Platteel, Marissa M.M. Mulder, Geert Jan Geersing, Frans H. Rutten, Maarten van Smeden, Roderick P. Venekamp, Tuur M. Leeuwenberg
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2024, vol. 166, p.1-10