Publications

epidemiology of invasive haemophilus influenzae type b infections in bedouins and jews in southern israel.	we report the epidemiology of invasive haemophilus influenzae type b disease requiring hospital intervention in southern israel, an area that contains two ethnic populations, bedouins and jews. the study is based on 107 blood or cerebrospinal fluid culture-positive cases during the years 1984 to 1988. the annual incidence rate among children younger than 5 years of age was 51/100,000 (48/100,000 for jews and 58/100,000 for bedouins). thirty-nine percent of patients had meningitis, 32% had pneumo ...	1990	2352816
pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in 148 hospitalized adult patients.	in a previous prospective study, streptococcus pneumoniae was identified as the causative agent in 148 (42.8%) of 346 adult patients hospitalized over the course of one year with community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in the soroka medical center, beer-sheva, israel. the present study characterizes those cases in which streptococcus pneumoniae was the only pathogen and those in which additional etiological agents were identified. pneumococcal cap was diagnosed by standard blood cultures or positive ...	1997	9495665
etiology of respiratory tract infection in adults in a general practice setting.	a prospective study was conducted over a 3-month winter period in three general practice clinics in an urban population in southern israel to identify the etiological agents of respiratory tract infections (rti) in adults. rti was defined as an acute febrile illness with cough, coryza, sore throat or hoarseness. serum samples were taken from all patients in both the acute and convalescent phases of their illness. tests were conducted for detection of 17 microorganisms known to cause rti, includi ...	1998	9865980
acute mastoiditis in southern israel: a twelve year retrospective study (1990 through 2001).	acute mastoiditis is a serious complication of acute otitis media (aom) and has been increasingly reported in the last decade.	2003	14551488
acute mastoiditis in children under 15 years of age in southern israel following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a 4-year retrospective study (2009-2012).	to describe the epidemiologic, microbiologic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of acute mastoiditis (am) in children <15 years of age during the 4-year period (2009-2012) following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in israel.	2014	25074345