The Epidemiology of PCR-Confirmed Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Israel: A Nationwide Study.

Background: Leishmaniasis, mainly cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), is endemic in Israel. In recent years, the diagnosis of leishmaniasis has transitioned to a molecular diagnosis.

Objective: To summarize all cases of leishmaniasis and the identified species seen in Israel based on molecular diagnosis.

Helicobacter cinaedi Bacteremia in Children: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Helicobacter cinaedi is known to cause invasive infections in immunocompromised adults. Here we report the first case of H. cinaedi bacteremia in a child with nephrotic syndrome.

Metagenomic sequencing for investigation of a national keratoconjunctivitis outbreak, Israel, 2022.

BackgroundEpidemics of keratoconjunctivitis may involve various aetiological agents. Microsporidia are an uncommon difficult-to-diagnose cause of such outbreaks.AimDuring the third quarter of 2022, a keratoconjunctivitis outbreak was reported across Israel, related to common water exposure to the Sea of Galilee.

Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel.

Background: previous worldwide reports indicated a substantial short-term reduction in various respiratory infections during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Aims: exploring the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory pathogens.

Methods: retrospective analysis of bacterial and viral positivity rate in respiratory samples, between 1 January 2017-30 June 2022 in a tertiary hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.

A Case Report of Subdural Empyema Following Decompressive Craniotomy, and a Review of Central Nervous System Infections.

Background: is a small cell-wall-free organism, part of the normal microbiota of the genitourinary tract. It is rarely involved in extragenital infections, mainly joint, surgical-site, and respiratory infections.

Methods: We describe a case of subdural empyema and lower limb surgical site infections, following decompressive craniotomy, after traumatic brain and extremities injury.