| cytomegalovirus infection and disease in the jerusalem area. | we studied the epidemiology of cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection in women and neonates in the jerusalem area. during the 6-month period from january to june 1982, we recorded the presence of antibody to cmv in pregnant and parturient jewish and arab women from west and east jerusalem, respectively, in 18- to 22-year-old female students at a religious college, in female university students, in 18- to 22-year-old student nurses, and in the nursing staff of the neonatal intensive care unit in our hos ... | 1983 | 6319321 |
| hiv infection and aids in jerusalem: a microcosm of illness in israel. | during the decade 1985-94, 158 individuals (124 males, 34 females) with hiv/aids were seen at the aids clinic of hadassah university hospital. they comprised 10% of the total reported number of hiv-infected israelis and included 6% of all reported hiv-infected ethiopians and all hiv-infected west bank palestinians. most individuals (82%) were self-referred; 12% were detected through the local hiv screening clinic. risk groups for aids were homo/bisexuality (39%), heterosexual relations (30%), in ... | 1996 | 8865824 |
| congenital cytomegalovirus infection in israel: screening in different subpopulations. | the incidence of congenital cytomegalovirus in israel has never been determined, either in general or in relation to various population subgroups. we recently proved the utility of newborn urine polymerase chain reaction as a screening tool for congenital cmv. | 2005 | 15847203 |