[HTML][HTML] Adult Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Defining Incidence, Risk Factors for Hospitalization, and Poor Outcomes, a Regional Cohort Study, 2016–2022

…, D Ostrovsky, A Cahan, N Maaravi… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a significant cause of illness in adults,
especially older adults and those with underlying conditions. This study aimed to assess the …

Erythropoietin administration is associated with improved T-cell properties in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

…, HS Oster, S Prutchi-Sagiv, N Maaravi… - Leukemia Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The immune system is impaired in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and plays a role in the
pathogenesis of the disease. Here we show effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (…

Invasive Fungal Diseases in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Israel: A Multicenter Cohort Study

…, J Bishara, A Atamna, T Brosh-Nissimov, N Maaravi… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highly variable estimates of COVID-19-associated fungal diseases (IFDs) have been
reported. We aimed to determine the incidence of clinically important fungal diseases in …

[HTML][HTML] Testis sparing management of tuberculous epididymitis–Case report

E Hen, O Raz, T Brosh-Nissimov, N Maaravi… - Urology Case …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tuberculous epididymitis is uncommonly encountered and is a very rare complication of
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) intravesical therapy for the treatment of bladder urothelial …

[HTML][HTML] Immune Dysfunction in Patients with MDS Is Partially Corrected in EPO-Treated Patients: Differences According to WHO Classification

…, D Neumann, M Mittelman, N Maaravi… - Blood, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: The immune system has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of
myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and is also affected by the disease. Recombinant …

Hemodynamic effects of hypothyroidism induced by methimazole in normal and portal hypertensive rats

R Oren, N Hilzenrat, Y Maaravi, A Yaari… - Digestive diseases and …, 1995 - Springer
Portal hypertension is accompanied by a hyperdynamic circulatory state that shares some
similarities with thyrotoxicosis. This study was conducted in order to investigate the …

Impact of intensified prevention measures on rates of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in medical-surgical intensive care units, Israel, 2011 to 2019

D Ben-David, A Vaturi, L Wulffhart, E Temkin… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is among the most
common preventable infectious complications in patients in intensive care units (ICU). In 2011, …

Sex differences in giant cell arteritis.

R Nir-Paz, A Gross, T Chajek-Shaul - The Journal of Rheumatology, 2002 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: Although it has been suggested that sex differences underlie the varying
presentation of giant cell arteritis (GCA), this has not been proven. We compared medical history, …

Relationship between going outdoors daily and activation of the prefrontal cortex during verbal fluency tasks (VFTs) among older adults: A near-infrared spectroscopy …

H Makizako, T Doi, H Shimada, H Park… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2013 - Elsevier
… Location of NIRS probes and channels. The NIRS system in this study consisted of six
light sources (white) and six detector fibers (black), resulting in 16 channels of source-detector …

Staphylococcus aureus colonization induces strain-specific suppression of interleukin-17

A Reiss-Mandel, C Rubin, M Zayoud… - Infection and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
… We thank Vladislav Litachevsky, Naim Mahroum, Anna Belkin, Nir Maaravi, and the rest
of the doctors in the Infectious Diseases unit of Sheba Medical Center for their assistance in …