Publications

[mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in families in jerusalem and in kibbutzim].		1977	863299
ongoing epidemic of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in jerusalem, israel, 2010 to 2012.	a substantial epidemic of mycoplasma pneumonia infection was reported in late 2011 in some european countries. we report here an epidemic of m. pneumonia infection that began in jerusalem during 2010 and is still ongoing. this report complements current information on what might be a worldwide epidemic of m. pneumoniae infection that might require substantial coordinated international public health intervention.	2012	22401504
the spread of mycoplasma pneumoniae is polyclonal in both an endemic setting in france and in an epidemic setting in israel.	mycoplasma pneumoniae infections occur both endemically and epidemically, and macrolide resistance has been spreading for 10 years worldwide. a substantial increased incidence of m. pneumoniae infections has been reported in several countries since 2010. whether this increased incidence is attributed to different or to the same m. pneumoniae genotype is unknown. we have developed a multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat (vntr) analysis (mlva) for the molecular typing of m. pneumoniae isolates. ...	2012	22701675