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Hospital-acquired conjunctivitis in a neonatal intensive care unit: Bacterial etiology and susceptibility patternsAbraham Borer
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Am J Infect Control 38:650-2. 2010..The resistance patterns are worrisome among gram-positive cocci...
Impact of 4% chlorhexidine whole-body washing on multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii skin colonisation among patients in a medical intensive care unitA Borer
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
J Hosp Infect 67:149-55. 2007..This regimen may be considered in addition to well-known infection control measures, particularly in institutions with endemic rates of multidrug-resistant ACBA-BSIs...- Attributable mortality rate for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremiaAbraham Borer
Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:972-6. 2009..To determine the attributable (direct) mortality and morbidity caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia... - Risk factors for developing clinical infection with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospital patients initially only colonized with carbapenem-resistant K pneumoniaeAbraham Borer
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Am J Infect Control 40:421-5. 2012..This study examined predictors of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) colonization and risk factors for the development of CRKP infection in patients initially only colonized with CRKP... - A multifaceted intervention strategy for eradication of a hospital-wide outbreak caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southern IsraelAbraham Borer
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:1158-65. 2011..To devise a local strategy for eradication of a hospital-wide outbreak caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)... - Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteriuriaLisa Saidel-Odes
Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
J Infect 58:119-22. 2009..To determine the frequency of MSSA bacteriuria in our hospital, ascertain nosocomial and community-acquired risk factors, identify specific epidemiological characteristics among bacteriuric patients with/without MSSA bacteremia... - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of selective digestive decontamination using oral gentamicin and oral polymyxin E for eradication of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carriageLisa Saidel-Odes
Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:14-9. 2012..To assess the effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) for eradicating carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) oropharyngeal and gastrointestinal carriage... - Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia with influenza A/H1N1 in southern IsraelLisa Saidel-Odes
Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 151 Beer Sheva, Israel 84101
Int J Infect Dis 15:e470-4. 2011..To determine the risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with influenza A/H1N1 flu in our region... - Streptococcal septic arthritis and necrotizing fasciitis in an intravenous drug user couple sharing needlesRosalia Smolyakov
Institute of Infectious Diseases, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 4:302-3. 2002 - Impaired neutrophil functions in the pathogenesis of an outbreak of recurrent furunculosis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among mentally retarded adultsJacob Gilad
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Microbes Infect 8:1801-5. 2006..Abnormal specific chemotaxis is an independent risk factor for recurrent furunculosis. Impaired neutrophil functions thus have a role in the pathogenesis of outbreaks of recurrent furunculosis... - Eritrean and Sudanese migrants presenting with malaria in IsraelLisa Saidel-Odes
Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Travel Med Infect Dis 9:303-5. 2011..Contrary to the known dominance of P. falciparum among malaria species in Eritrea and Sudan, the vast majority of migrants presented with P. vivax. The region of P. vivax acquisition remains unclear... - An outbreak of varicella in staff nurses exposed to a patient with localized herpes zosterLisa Saidel-Odes
Infectious Diseases Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Scand J Infect Dis 42:620-2. 2010..Our observation provides an argument for airborne precautions in hospitalized patients with localized herpes zoster... - Antibiotic drug advertising in medical journalsJacob Gilad
The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Scand J Infect Dis 37:910-2. 2005..Antibiotic advertisements showed differences compared to those of other drugs. None addressed the issue of antibiotic resistance. Efforts to prevent antibiotic resistance should take antibiotic advertising into consideration... - Gender differences and sex-specific manifestations associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection in womenJacob Gilad
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 109:199-205. 2003..It is concluded that current advances in the understanding of HIV infection among women may lead to further refinement and optimization efforts in the management of HIV-infected women... - Isolated splenic cat scratch disease in an immunocompetent adult womanJacob Gilad
Department of Internal Medicine E, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty for Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Clin Infect Dis 36:e10-3. 2003..This is the second reported case of isolated splenic cat scratch disease in an adult and the first in a healthy adult... - Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains in community-acquired bacteremia in Southern IsraelAbraham Borer
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Med Sci Monit 8:CR44-7. 2002..The increasing dissemination and long-term carriage of these organisms within the community carry tremendous implications on the empirical therapy of community-acquired infection... 
Unusual localization of clostridium difficile infection in an isolated segment of the descending colon in a critical care patientEvgeni Brotfain
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
Case Rep Surg 2012:482930. 2012..This novel technique, in which the antibiotic was administered through an inserted intraluminal Foley urinary catheter, may be an efficient and safe alternative when conventional routes cannot be implemented...- Reduction of blood culture contamination rate by an educational interventionS Eskira
Infection Control Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Clin Microbiol Infect 12:818-21. 2006..001). Following multivariate analysis, only an absence of intervention was an independent variable associated with BCC. Thus simple educational intervention reduced BCC in internal medicine and was considered to be cost-effective... - Impact of active monitoring of infection control practices on deep sternal infection after open-heart surgeryA Borer
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Ann Thorac Surg 72:515-20. 2001..Periodic active monitoring may be a valuable tool to achieve and even sustain such a decrease with tremendous implications on morbidity, costs, and quality of care... - Surveillance of chronic haemodialysis-associated infections in southern IsraelJ Gilad
Department of Internal Medicine, Infection Control Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
Clin Microbiol Infect 11:547-52. 2005..These differences may be explained by VAS type distribution, although other factors may also be involved. Reporting regional or national surveillance data may allow a standardised comparison of the incidence of HD-associated infections... - Epidemiology and ethnic distribution of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in southern Israel, 1992-1997: the impact of immigrationJ Gilad
Infectious Disease Institute, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Chest 117:738-43. 2000.... - Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in the adult cancer patient population of Southern IsraelJ Gilad
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
Support Care Cancer 7:260-4. 1999.... - Nosocomial multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infection: risk factors and outcome with ampicillin-sulbactam treatmentR Smolyakov
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka University Medical Centre and the Faculty for Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
J Hosp Infect 54:32-8. 2003..02 OR=7.64). MDR-A. baumannii has become highly endemic in our institution. A/S appears to be one of the last effective and safe empirical resorts for treatment of MDR A. baumannii BSI... - Clinical significance and impact on mortality of extended-spectrum beta lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in nosocomial bacteremiaG Menashe
Infectious Disease Institute, Soroka Medical Center and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Scand J Infect Dis 33:188-93. 2001..The in-hospital mortality rate did not differ between patients infected with ESBL producers and those infected by non-ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae species [13/26 (50%) and 11/29 (38%), respectively] (p > 0.5)...