Real-World Coverage With Influenza, Pneumococcal, and Herpes Zoster Vaccines Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases in a Nationwide Healthcare Plan.

Objective: Vaccination against preventable infections is important for the management of rheumatic diseases (RDs). This study assessed the vaccination coverage and predictors among patients with RDs using real-world data from Israel.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study, based on a Maccabi Healthcare Services database, included adult patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), as of April 30, 2019.

Pharmaceutical Agents as Potential Drivers in the Development of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Case-Control Study.

Background: The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) rose abruptly in the mid 1990s, is continuing to increase, and has now been noted in many countries. By 2030, 25% of American patients diagnosed with rectal cancer will be 49 years or younger. The large majority of EOCRC cases are not found in patients with germline cancer susceptibility mutations (eg, Lynch syndrome) or inflammatory bowel disease.

Re-evaluating Perinatal Group B Streptococcal screening in Israel - Is it time for a change in policy?

Group B streptococcal early-onset disease (EOGBSD) is a significant cause of morbidity and fatality in newborns. Current policy in Israel is risk-based management. Our aim was to re-evaluate the current screening policy for Group B Streptococcus (GBS), considering colonization and prevalence rates and costs estimates.

Peripheral Venous Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections in Hospitalized Children: The Role of Gram-negative Bacteria.

Background: Peripheral venous catheter (PVC) is the most used vascular access device in medicine, allowing administration of intravenous fluids and medications. Known complications associated with PVC include extravasation, phlebitis and rarely bloodstream infection (BSI). Data regarding PVC-related BSI in children are lacking.

Postoperative prognosis of unerupted teeth after removal of supernumerary teeth or odontomas.

Introduction: Impacted teeth do not always erupt spontaneously after removal of supernumerary teeth or odontomas. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of several variables on eruption of impacted teeth in children with supernumeraries or odontomas.

Methods: The sample consisted of 53 patients with 69 impacted teeth; the supernumeraries or odontomas were removed without other interventions.

The association between psoriasis, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis in Israel: a case-control study.

Background: Previous reports demonstrated an association between psoriasis and other diseases including heart failure and diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the association between psoriasis, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis in Israel.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed utilizing the database of Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS), a large health provider organization in Israel.

Influenza vaccination: reduction in hospitalizations and death rates among members of "Maccabi Healthcare Services" during the 2000-2001 influenza season.

Background: Upper respiratory tract illnesses have been associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To assess the influence of vaccination against influenza on the risk of hospitalization in internal medicine and geriatric wards, and the risk of death from all causes during the 2000-2001 influenza season.

Methods: A historical cohort study was conducted using computerized general practitioner records on patients aged 65 years and above, members of "Maccabi Healthcare Services"--the second largest health maintenance organization in Israel with 1.

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A antibodies among children's hospital staff.

Background: With improved socioeconomic conditions, adults are more frequently seronegative for hepatitis A virus (HAV) and therefore susceptible to infection. A safe and efficacious active HAV vaccine has been developed and licensed. The general recommendation is to vaccinate populations at increased occupational exposure to HAV.

The presence of hepatitis A antibodies in dental workers. A seroepidemiologic study.

Background: The licensing of hepatitis A vaccine in the United States and other countries in the 1990s raised the question of vaccine candidates. The authors undertook a study to evaluate the presence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus, or HAV, in dental workers.

Methods: The authors recruited 115 members of the dental staff of Tel Aviv University: 82 dentists, 21 dental assistants, eight dental hygienists and four laboratory technicians.

[How valid is the official data from the Health Department on reported morbidity in Israel? Hepatitis A as an example].

Hepatitis A is one of the most frequently reported notifiable infectious diseases in Israel. The annual incidence as reported is around 70/100,000. The physician or the diagnostic laboratory notifies the district health office of the Ministry of Health.

Occupations at increased risk of hepatitis A: a 2-year nationwide historical prospective study.

The recent licensing of active hepatitis A vaccines raises the question of vaccine candidates. Although various groups of workers are at theoretical occupational risk of hepatitis A infection, no comprehensive quantitative data exist to determine which occupational groups should receive active vaccination. Therefore, the aims of this study were to identify occupations at risk for hepatitis A infection and to determine their relative risk.