A5003099520- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
Clalit Health Services
2017-2025
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2012-2024
Hadassah Medical Center
2012-2023
Agricultural Research Organization
2023
Bar-Ilan University
2023
Hebrew College
2022
Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps
2021
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
2005-2019
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
2017
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2017
Purpose: To characterize the course of sodium iodate (SI)–induced retinal degeneration in young adult albino and pigmented mice. Methods: Single intraperitoneal (IP) injections SI (25, 50, 100 mg/kg) were performed 7- to 8-week-old BALB/c C57Bl/6J Retinal function structure was assessed at baseline, 24 hours, 3 days, 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks postinjection by optokinetic tracking response, ERG, optical coherence tomography (OCT), histologic immunohistochemical techniques. Results: The 50 mg/kg dosage...
<h3>Importance</h3> Despite the high 3-dose vaccination rate among health care workers (HCWs) in Israel, a of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections this group was observed during Omicron wave. As result, Israeli Ministry Health decided to recommend fourth vaccine dose medical staff. <h3>Objective</h3> To evaluate benefit BNT162b2 on infection HCWs. <h3>Design, Setting, and Participants</h3> This multicenter cohort study performed January 2022, first month 4-dose campaign, surge variant All at...
Abstract Background The design of ecologically sustainable and plant-beneficial soil systems is a key goal in actively manipulating root-associated microbiomes. Community engineering efforts commonly seek to harness the potential indigenous microbiome through substrate-mediated recruitment beneficial members. In most practices, microbial mechanisms rely on application complex organic mixtures where resources/metabolites that act as direct stimulants groups are not characterized. Outcomes...
Following a fatal intensive care unit (ICU) outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii (CRAB) in 2015, an aggressive infection control intervention was instituted. We outline the and long-term changes incidence prevalence CRAB.The included closure (3 days), environmental cleaning, hand hygiene interventions, culturing. CRAB acquisition colistin use were compared for 1 year before 2 years after intervention.Following intervention, ICU decreased significantly from 54.6...
Abstract Background Brucella melitensis is an important zoonotic pathogen causing human disease worldwide. Blood cultures are often essential in establishing the diagnosis hospitalized patients. The need for repeated blood well established gram-positive bacteremia and still debated gram-negative bacteremia. There scant data regarding brucellosis. Follow-up (FUBCs) may direct physicians to cryptogenic focal infection but also associated with multiple venipunctures, prolonged hospitalization,...
AIM:To assess the safety and efficacy of trans-arterial chemo-embolization (TACE) in very elderly patients. METHODS:A prospective cohort study, from 2001 to 2010, compared clinical outcomes following TACE between patients ≥ 75 years old younger (aged 65 than years) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), diagnosed according European Association for Study Liver American Diseases criteria.The decision that were not candidates curative therapy was made by a multidisciplinary HCC team.Data...
To describe the implementation of an institution-wide, multiple-step intervention to curtail epidemic spread carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP).Consecutive analyses.All patients admitted a 775-bed tertiary care medical center in Jerusalem, Israel, from 2006 through 2010.The effects 4 interventions were assessed: (1) policy isolation for colonized or infected with CRKP single rooms, which was started March 2006; (2) cohorting dedicated nursing staff and screening neighboring...
Knowledge of the prevalence rates and associated risk markers vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents could be used to improve screening policies newly admitted hospital inpatients. In a cross-sectional survey 1,215 LTCFs in Jerusalem, VRE carriage rate was 9.6%. Previous hospitalization antibiotic treatment were with elevated rate. contrast, moderate severe levels dependency prolonged stay, an LTCF decrease
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Clinical illness caused by resistant bacteria usually represents a wider problem of asymptomatic colonization. Active surveillance with appropriate institution isolation precautions potential mechanism to control colonization and reduce infection. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an environment particularly for such interventions. Neonates are rarely colonized on admission staff enthusiasm infection high....
Abstract Background Financial incentives represent a potential mechanism to encourage infection prevention by hospitals. In order characterize the place of financial incentives, we investigated resource utilization and cost associated with hospital-acquired infections (HAI) assessed relative burden for hospital insurer according reimbursement policies. Methods We conducted prospective matched case-control study over 18 months in tertiary university medical center. Patients central-line...
purpose. The peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness pattern in the normal human eye has been well characterized using data obtained with scanning laser polarimetry and optical coherence tomography. authors sought to characterize normative RNFL histologic sections from healthy postmortem eyes. methods. Seventeen unpaired eyes were recruited into this study. Each was sectioned "umbrella technique" obtain four concentric rings, each centered on optic disc, diameters of 3.0,...