A5012509386- Respiratory viral infections research
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Bartonella species infections research
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2020-2025
Carmel Medical Center
2020-2025
Clalit Health Services
2025
Carmel (Israel)
2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about potential links between SARS-CoV-2 infection and autoimmune diseases. This study investigated changes in the incidence rate (IR) of diseases among children following pandemic's onset. A retrospective cross-sectional analyzed data from Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest healthcare provider, examining IR different aged 0-18. compared pre-pandemic (2019) with pandemic/post-pandemic periods (2020-2023), encompassing a cohort over 1.5 million...
To compare the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) hospitalization burden among 29-34 weeks gestational age (wGA) preterm infants between seasons with and without routine palivizumab prophylaxis, by utilizing 2021 off-season RSV surge. This multi-center retrospective study was conducted in 11 medical centers across Israel. We included > 1 year-old, wGA data, hospitalized infection from November 2017-August 2021. National compliance data were collected separately. compared two periods:...
Background: Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) can cause significant neurologic manifestations and other untoward sequelae. Neither the current epidemiology nor disease severity of CT in Israel is known. Methods: Records were collected from National Toxoplasmosis Reference Laboratory 15 medical centers across between 2001 2017. Eligible case-patients fetuses or infants <12 months age at time diagnosis. Results: Of 43 cases identified, 24 (55%) Jews remaining 19 patients Arab (non-Bedouin)...
To gather national level data on Israeli neonatal HSV (NHSV) infection and to evaluate the distinct clinical characteristics of NHSV enteroviral meningitis (NEM). patients, hospitalized between January 2015 April 2022 in 22 medical centers were assessed, together with NEM at Sheba Medical Center during same period. demographic documented compared those NEM. Eighty-five (73% males) 130 (62% patients included. The incidence was 5.9/100 000 live births, common phenotype type SEM (53%) HSV1...
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the differences in healthcare utilization children Israel over ten years. While examining between various populations. Methods Data were obtained from Clalit Health Care data warehouse, covering 250,000 residing Haifa and Western Galilee district. The population groups categorized based on ethnicity (Jewish vs Arab) residential settings (urban rural). Results Healthcare was consistently higher among Jewish than Arab children, irrespective of...
<b>Objective:</b> We utilized the opportunity of highload off-season RSV admissions with no prophylaxis given during summer 2021, to assess impact withholding palivizumab on relative burden among hospitalized 29-34 wGA infants. <b>Methods:</b> This was a national multi-center retrospective study conducted in 11 medical centers. included infants under 12 months who were between November 2017-August 2021. extracted demographics and clinical data from records categorized our cohort into an...
Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis provided during the winter to infants born at 29–34-week gestational age (wGA) is controversial. We utilized unprecedented opportunity of high load off-season RSV admissions with no given summer 2021, assess impact withholding palivizumab on relative burden hospitalized 29-34 wGA infants. Methods This was a national multi-center observational retrospective study in 11 medical centers Israel. included under 1 year-old, who were...