Drug resistance testing at regimen failure in individuals diagnosed with HIV-1 between 2010 and 2018 in Israel.

Objective: Assess virological failures, analyze the results of resistance testing (RET), and investigate factors associated with acquired drug resistance mutations (aDRM).

Design: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

Methods: Virological failures (viral load >50 copies/ml) from a cohort of 1130 individuals, diagnosed with HIV-1 in 2010-2018 and followed up until 2020, were included.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among the Arab population in Northern Israel: an insight into the seroepidemiology and associated risk factors.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most common causes of viral hepatitis. We examined HEV seroprevalence and associations of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics with HEV immunoglobulin G (IgG) seropositivity in the Arab population. A cross-sectional single-centre study was conducted among adults in the Nazareth area during 2022.

Correction: Improved sensitivity, safety, and rapidity of COVID-19 tests by replacing viral storage solution with lysis buffer.

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Conventional vaginal approach vs. transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for treating apical prolapse, a randomized controlled study.

Objective: Vaginal hysterectomy combined with uterosacral suspension (USLS) is a technique for treating pelvic organ prolapse. Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) has been described as an alternative minimal invasive approachfor treating various gynecological and non-gynecological pathologies. The aim was to compare the surgical time between conventional vaginal hysterectomy combined with USLS and vNOTES hysterectomy combined with USLS.