About the Authors

Robin de Vries

Robin.de.Vries@rug.nl

Affiliation Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Mirjam Kretzschmar

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Joop F. P. Schellekens

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Groningen, The Netherlands

Florens G. A. Versteegh

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, The Netherlands

Tjalke A. Westra

Affiliation Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

John J. Roord

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Maarten J. Postma

Affiliation Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

This study was supported by an unrestricted grant from GlaxoSmithKline, The Netherlands. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RdV MK JS FV TW JR MP. Performed the experiments: RdV MK JS FV TW JR MP. Analyzed the data: RdV MK JS FV TW JR MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RdV MK JS FV TW JR MP. Wrote the paper: RdV MK JS FV TW JR MP.